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Don't miss a ride on this great aerial gondola that provides splendid views over the Douro and Porto on its short, five-minute jaunt. It runs between the Southern part of the river to the river bank where all Port's House are established. It offers absolutely memorable views of Porto by night. This is really a must visit when you come to Porto as you can better understand the industrious aspect of this city and it's now more commercial site. One way is €7 and €10 for both ways. But after visiting several Port Houses you may want to take a Uber as you may not be fully functional...Hey Hey....
I enjoyed the brief cable car ride! Yes...it's touristy-get over yourself and have a lil fun! It takes approximately 5 minutes..surprised it moves at a steady and quick pace! Have your camera ready to take in the beautiful views of Porto! I enjoyed coming from the top and being let out in the marketplace where all the action is happening! If you are around during sunset..go to the top and take pics over the river...simply breathtaking! The cost is $6 Euros one way and $9 round trip!
Husband suggested we take the cable car as it has some of the best views of Porto from the Gaia side, and we're glad we did. It takes you to the bridge area, right below the monastery, and saves you a taxi ride or additional walking. Prices are reasonable, so we took it one-way from the bottom to the top. There was no line when we took it last week. They even gave us 2 free tasting vouchers to use at the local port wine shop, but we didn't get to use it since the wine shop was not open at 10 am when we arrived. In the autumn months, it appears that these wine tasting cellars don't open till after 11am or even 12pm,1pm! Apparently no one is awake, except for us! haha
This cable car is a smooth ride that provides great views of Porto. You can do it round trip, but I suggest that you do a one way trip up to the Monestrry and then walk across the bridge to Porto. This cable car system is identical to one in New Zealand, but unlike that one, you are not forced to fill up your glass bubble car with strangers. Another thing great about this ride is that the keep the pods fairly clean which makes for some great pictures.
Just a good gondola ride! The price is 6 euros one way, and we took it from the far end to the Dom Luis I bridge side. The ride was quick but really scenic, we had the car to ourselves, and it's a good form of transport if you're sick of walking all the hills in Porto. At the end of the ride, they were selling a 10 euro travel booklet with 1 professional photo of us in the gondola plus some stock photo postcards, but the photo was good so we consented lol. Maybe not the best idea if you're multiple travelers/households because they will only give you 1 photo.
Skip the hilly hike with a scenic cable car ride. Teleférico de Gaia is a gondola cable car route down along the hillside of Vila Nova de Gaia from the upper terrace by Dom Luis I Bridge. It features a colourful view of historic Porto across the Douro River. We paid €9 pp for a return ticket for efficiency rather than hiking between these viewpoints after landing & touring historic Porto and walking across the famous bridge. After a walk down a tunnel, the gondola ride-on system from the top is efficient like a ski lift. The ride itself is only around five minutes each way, but those five minutes gives you panoramic views of the Dom Luis I Bridge, the Douro River and Porto hillside neighbourhoods. At the bottom, we found a lively waterfront with music, wine patio, street vendors and Mercado Beira Rio. The ride back from the lower cable car station took much longer due to the lineup heading back in the late afternoon. As we ate dinner, we noticed a few cable cars still operating at sunset past the posted 6pm closing time for the perfect golden hour view across the Douro River. Skip it or hit it? It's worth the view & quick journey but be prepared to lineup at peak rush. read more
This is a good way to get a nice aerial view of the bustling Porto tourist area by the river. Keep in mind this ride is VERY short - I'd say it will be 5-7 minutes max before you're already reach the other gondola station at the top of the hill but it's a great way to still take some nice photos and honestly save you a brutal walk up to the top area where the bridge is. There are also some nice little vendors at the top of the hill by the park where the gondola station is especially a great vendor who was serving some insane delicious lemon gelato from a street cart. You also are a short walk away up top from the bridge that you can take some awesome photos of the city and riverside area. Here's the deal, this will cost you a bunch of Euros so unless you're young and hardy and don't mind a long ass walk or aren't averse paying for a taxi to go up to the top, this is probably a good option if you want to save some energy or time or save any older people or kids in your party from a long walk. read more
If you are visiting Porto or Gaia, this is absolutely a place that you would want to visit! My friend and I stood in a pretty long line, but it moved very quickly. We purchased our round trip ticket around $9 EUR. Once we made it up the stairs, we hopped on the cable car with a couple other groups, we did not know, but we were able to see the views of Porto. Luckily on the way back, we were able to snag a cable car to ourselves, so we were able to take pictures and just be able to really enjoy the full experience. The trip there and back is maybe 12 minutes. There are another restaurants around so it makes for a great day trip. I would recommend doing a round-trip unless you come up from the bridge side, because there is so much to see. read more
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3 years ago
Don't miss a ride on this great aerial gondola that provides splendid views over the Douro and Porto on its short, five-minute jaunt. It runs between the Southern part of the river to the river bank where all Port's House are established. It offers absolutely memorable views of Porto by night. This is really a must visit when you come to Porto as you can better understand the industrious aspect of this city and it's now more commercial site. One way is €7 and €10 for both ways. But after visiting several Port Houses you may want to take a Uber as you may not be fully functional...Hey Hey.... read more
I enjoyed the brief cable car ride! Yes...it's touristy-get over yourself and have a lil fun! It takes approximately 5 minutes..surprised it moves at a steady and quick pace! Have your camera ready to take in the beautiful views of Porto! I enjoyed coming from the top and being let out in the marketplace where all the action is happening! If you are around during sunset..go to the top and take pics over the river...simply breathtaking! The cost is $6 Euros one way and $9 round trip! read more
Husband suggested we take the cable car as it has some of the best views of Porto from the Gaia side, and we're glad we did. It takes you to the bridge area, right below the monastery, and saves you a taxi ride or additional walking. Prices are reasonable, so we took it one-way from the bottom to the top. There was no line when we took it last week. They even gave us 2 free tasting vouchers to use at the local port wine shop, but we didn't get to use it since the wine shop was not open at 10 am when we arrived. In the autumn months, it appears that these wine tasting cellars don't open till after 11am or even 12pm,1pm! Apparently no one is awake, except for us! haha read more
This cable car is a smooth ride that provides great views of Porto. You can do it round trip, but I suggest that you do a one way trip up to the Monestrry and then walk across the bridge to Porto. This cable car system is identical to one in New Zealand, but unlike that one, you are not forced to fill up your glass bubble car with strangers. Another thing great about this ride is that the keep the pods fairly clean which makes for some great pictures. read more
5 years ago
Just a good gondola ride! The price is 6 euros one way, and we took it from the far end to the Dom Luis I bridge side. The ride was quick but really scenic, we had the car to ourselves, and it's a good form of transport if you're sick of walking all the hills in Porto. At the end of the ride, they were selling a 10 euro travel booklet with 1 professional photo of us in the gondola plus some stock photo postcards, but the photo was good so we consented lol. Maybe not the best idea if you're multiple travelers/households because they will only give you 1 photo. read more
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