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Watching the Ships, Boats in Gaia

In Gaia, besides wine tasting and aerial tramway riding, you should also watch the boats on River. It's relaxing, let alone entertaining...
The most special ones are the replicas of the "rabelos" cargo boats.

Although I stayed in Porto, I've found that boat watching was a lot more fun from the other side...

Only from Gaia can you see the beautiful old-style replica boats together with Porto's beautiful skyline. And thankfully, this side of the river was quieter and I got to photograph the boats without anyone getting in my ay.

Same river, new viewing angles. A strongly different experience.

The Rabelo boats were cargo boats built by the Portuguese. They were use to transport goods and people on the Douro River.

Of course, because the Douro Valley is a major wine-producing region, the main product transported by these wooden boats was Port Wine (Porto Wine).

The old-style boats anchored along the banks of the Douro today are mere replicas of the ones that were used hundreds of years ago.

This page is more about the sights then the words, so I'll leave you with the pictures.

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