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Canidelo
Civil parish in Norte, Portugal

Canidelo

Canidelo is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia.

The population in 2011 was 27,769, in an area of 8.93 km2. It is located along the mouth of Douro river and the Atlantic Ocean, across from Foz do Douro, Porto.

How locals move

Getting around Canidelo the local way

  • Get aroundThe Andante Gold, like the Andante Blue can be used in all metro lines, the funicular and all buses.
  • Get aroundYour Andante must be validated before you enter the metro, bus or funicular.
  • Get aroundThere are ferry boats that connect Porto to the neighboring city of Vila Nova de Gaia, although you can easily walk or travel by car, metro or bus to the other side.
  • Get aroundNear the Douro there is a heliport with a helicopter available for people to use to get to know the city as a whole.
  • Go nextMinho region — Go on a day trip to this region.
  • Go nextPeneda-Gerês National Park — Go on a day trip to this park.

From Wikivoyage: Porto, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Alex Ristea from Vancouver, Canada (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.