Environment
Maia is located in the northern Portugal (regiao Norte), which is a land of dense vegetation and
profound historic and cultural wealth.
At the coastline you will find beautiful beaches, seaside resorts and enchanting pictoresque villages. Inland
there are scenic natural parks, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, vineyards and fertile plots.
Some distances of interest
The closest airport is Porto Internationale Airport, located 20 km away.
It is more than 50 km to the mountains and 5 km to the nearest river.
In Portugal the Atlantic Ocean is always "close by" - distances from estern inland border will
maximum be a two hour drive. The closest beach is 5 km away.
Climate : Ocean clima with nice hot humid summers and with a cool breeze from the sea in wintertime Town character : Industrial city Primary Industry : Manufacturing Industry
Population in Maia - the city proper: 36.000 inhabitants. Population in Maia municipality: around 121.000 inhabitants.
Maia is a parish, a city and a municipality in the Porto Metropolitan Area in northern Portugal. The city of Maia includes the parishes of Gueifães, Maia and Vermoim.
Maia municipality is one of the most industrialized in Portugal.
Climate Maia lies just to the north of a coastal Mediterranean climate zone that encompasses most of central and southern Portugal. As a result, its climate shares many characteristics with the coastal south: temperate dry summers, and mild rainy winters.
Unlike the south, however, cool and rainy interludes can interrupt the summer dry season and the season's average length is considerably shorter. Also, the city's more northern position and coastal location off the Atlantic often results in cooler weather in Maia than to its south during summer.
Wine from the region of Norte
Portugal produces some of the world's finest, oldest, unique and highest value-added wines.
The country has a large variety of native breeds - about 285 - producing a very wide
variety of different wines with distinctive personality.
