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Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia Hotel
Porto, Portugal · Tivoli Hotels · Accessible Luxury
Kopke has been shipping port since 1638, which makes it the oldest house in the trade, and in February 2025 its lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia reopened as a hotel with the wine still in them: dozens of barrels holding more than two million litres age in the cellar attached to the building. The 150 rooms step down the hillside on terraces cut to echo Douro vineyards, facing Porto and the Luís I bridge across the river. The restaurant is called 1638 and belongs to Nacho Manzano, who holds three Michelin stars at Casa Marcial in Asturias.
- 150 rooms
- Opened 2025
- Neighborhood: Cais de Gaia
About Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia Hotel
- Kopke was founded in 1638 and is reckoned the oldest port wine house in the world, which makes the hotel's restaurant name, 1638, the shortest history lesson in Gaia.
- The working cellar is part of the hotel building. More than two million litres of Kopke are ageing in barrels on the other side of the wall, and events for up to 900 people can be held in the historic lodges.
- The five-acre site is laid out in terraces in imitation of the Douro vineyards, and its three wings are named Vintage, Tawny and White after the styles of port.
- Chef Nacho Manzano runs the kitchen; his own Casa Marcial in Asturias holds three Michelin stars. The walls carry the Escotet Family Estates and ABANCA private art collections.
History
Kopke was founded in 1638 by the family of a German consular agent in Portugal and is generally reckoned the oldest port wine house in the world. Its lodges on the south bank of the Douro, in Vila Nova de Gaia, are where the wine was brought down from the valley to age. Sogevinus, which also owns Cálem and the Douro quintas of São Luíz and Boavista, spent around 50 million euros converting the complex into a hotel with Tivoli, the Portuguese brand now part of Minor Hotels.
The Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia opened on 1 February 2025. It covers about 20,000 square metres arranged in terraces that deliberately imitate Douro vineyard planting, with three accommodation areas named Vintage, Tawny and White after the port styles, wrapped around a refurbished Kopke cellar that is still in use: dozens of barrels holding more than two million litres of wine are ageing there, and guests reach it directly from the hotel. There are 150 rooms and suites in industrial-leaning contemporary style with burgundy and earth tones, leather and wool, and historic photographs of the Douro harvest on the walls. Dining is led by the Asturian chef Nacho Manzano, whose Casa Marcial holds three Michelin stars, across the 1638 Restaurant and Wine Bar and the Boa Vista Terrace. There are two pools, a Tivoli Spa and fitness centre, 9,000 square metres of gardens, and event space for up to 900 people that can extend into the historic lodges. The Escotet Family Estates and ABANCA private art collections hang throughout.
The setting
Vila Nova de Gaia is the south-bank city facing Porto, and this hillside is the reason it exists in the form it does: for centuries the port shippers kept their lodges here, where the cool river air suited long ageing, and the barrels came downriver from the Douro valley by rabelo boat. The district has since turned into a wine and food destination in its own right, with Cálem and the other caves along the waterfront, the World of Wine quarter and a cable car up the slope. From the terraces the view is of Porto's Ribeira and the Luís I bridge, which is also the walk across to the old city. Devesas station is close, and the airport is about thirty minutes by road.
Amenities
- Wedding reception menu designed by Chef Nacho Manzano
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