{"id":58715,"date":"2026-10-13T15:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&p=58715"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:06:13","slug":"caves-sandeman","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/ko\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/porto-and-north\/caves-sandeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Caves Sandeman"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the south bank of the Douro, facing the old city of Porto, the cellars of Sandeman are among the great lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia. Here the Port wines age in oak casks and pipes, and visits pass through the dark cellars and the museum of one of the oldest houses of the wine \u2014 whose caped figure, the Don, is known around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History and character<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The house was founded in 1790, and its cellars at Gaia grew with the Port wine trade that linked the Douro vineyards to the markets of Europe. The silhouette of the Don, dressed in the Portuguese student’s cape, was created in the early nineteenth century and has travelled with the brand ever since, while the lodge keeps its cellars, its museum and its stories of the river trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to discover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n