A port cellar tour in Gaia
Guide
Photo: Petr Adam Dohnálek · CC BY-SA 3.0 cz, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$35SightAllow 1–1.5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The riverside of Vila Nova de Gaia, lined with the old lodges where port wine is aged; a tour takes you through cool cellars of huge barrels and ends with a tasting.
A brief history
Wine came down the Douro from the vineyards on flat-bottomed boats and was aged here on the Gaia bank, where the cooler, damper air suited it.
Tips
- Best time
- Afternoon; book a slot for the same day or the day before
- Cost
- About €15–30 with a tasting (check)
- Allow
- 1–1.5 h
- Hours
- Most lodges usually run tours daily from about 10:00 to 18:00 (check)
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Source: Seed (CC0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
