Covenant of Mayors - Gaia

Vila Nova de Gaia is the second largest municipality in Portugal and it is part of the Porto Metropolitan Area, more specifically in the south margin of the river Douro. The famous Port wine cellars are located in this city. Originally created by two independent towns, Gaia and Vila Nova, they became a city on the 28th of the June in 1984. The connection to the neighbor city is particularly strong, and not just because they share the heritage of the Port wine. In the past, bourgeois and noble families of the invincible city of Porto had farms and holiday houses in Vila Nova de Gaia. Currently, due to the rapid economic growth as well as the improvement in communications with the northern margin, Vila Nova de Gaia is home to a large percentage of the population that works in Porto. The Councillor Mário Fontemanha, in interview on the Covenant of Mayors, gives emphasis to the environmental concerns that have been part of the political agenda of Gaia City Council.

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