Local Area Details Miramar is a chic beach front district between Porto 10km and Espinho 5km. It belongs to the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia where the famous Port Wine cellars are located. Today a district of grand Porto. In the past rich wine merchants from the Douro Valley built their opulent beach residences in Miramar. Today a very well maintained and low built upscale suburb with interesting attractions. Peacefull during the week the Miramar promenade can be crowded with the locals at the weekend. Without doubt the top attraction is the most photogenic chapel of Portugal. Hondred of pictures can be seen if you type Senhor da Pedra on google images. To honor this historical chapel on the rocks the actual mayor developped modern gardens with high tech fountains restaurants cafes, esplanades, beach promenade and 15 km of jogging tracks along the gold sandy beach made of old train sleepers. In Miramar the locals enjoy activities like biking golf tennis fishing sunset photography surfing jogging collecting shells architectural sightseing. Only one large apartment blue tower was built Located a few meters behind the house it also offers the only shopping center of Miramar and a meeting point on the cafes terraces all year round. The pretty train station is at 300 meters or 7 minutes walk with trains departing to Porto 20 minutes journey or Espinho the casino city just 5 km away.