The Teleférico de Gaia graces Portugal’s second largest city, Porto – a charming, old-world burg built on the steep banks of the Douro River. The system has been operational since 2011, but has yet to catch people’s attention outside of Portugal — and arguably even within Portugal itself. It is difficult to ascertain exactly why,...
Photographer: Photo by Flickr user Shenmsu.Hor. About: Every Thursday, the Gondola Project team will select stunning captures of CPT lines for our newest feature: Cable Car Photo of the Week. We hope this will continue to bring more attention to the technology and provide visually impactful examples of cable car systems worldwide. If you’d like to submit...
A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: An architectural review of the little known but beautifully constructed Teleferico de Gaia CPT system in Portugal. The Zagreb Funicular – one of the world’s shortest (66m) – has been operating without a permit...
So apparently last week the port wine-producing city of Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal is the latest city in the world to open an urban gondola transit system. Similar to the Complexo do Alemao Teleférico in Rio de Janeiro, this one opened without a peep from the English-speaking world. As such, we know virtually...