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After a long day of flights and metro rides, the Gaia cable car was the reprieve we were looking for to get us down to the Duoro Riverfront.
It is a short ride, maybe 5 minutes at 7€ per person one way and 10€ per person round trip it certainly isn't the most cost-effective way to travel but oh my is it scenic!
It is the most relaxing and scenic way to get from the Lewis I Bridge down to Villa Nova de Gaia Douro River front.
You will be rewarded with beautiful aerial views of Gaia and Porto. Look to your right and you will see the Porto riverfront and skyline as well as many Rabelos, boats used to transport wine/port on the riverfront. Look to your left for a yellow building to catch a glimpse of the art installment Half Rabbit, you cannot miss this iconic masterpiece.
We did not have a wait, but I can appreciate that I can get busy at peak times.
We were fortunate enough to get a cable car all to ourselves which made the experience all the...
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A five-minute flight in the air one way. I really like the ropeway that runs over the city instead of the mountains. It's like the ropeway in Yokohama in Japan, or Funchal on Madeira. Crossing Dom Luis I Bridge, we reach the opposite bank of the Porto Historic District. We descend to the Vila Nova de Gaia district, where the Porto Wine wineries are located. I was very excited to see that there are still many "rabelos", boats that were once used to transport wine, still moored there. However, I can't drink wine, so I just looked at them. You can buy a ticket today and ride it tomorrow, no problem. Have a...
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If you take a trip across the river and the Luis I bridge to the wineries, stay for sunset. On a beautiful day it's quite the vision. For more fun take the cable car either from the top at Jardim do Moro or from the bottom opposite the Mercado. You will fly above the roofs of the houses.
The price for an adult to ride in the gondola one way is €7. So, it's not cheap.
It was shut when we had a look at the lower station after 8pm.
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