Guidebook for Porto
Everything Else
Neo-classical style Palacio da Bolsa. Incredible beauty of its internal architecture , its atrium, the parquet floors,the Arab Hall
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Palacio da Bolsa
Rua de Ferreira BorgesNeo-classical style Palacio da Bolsa. Incredible beauty of its internal architecture , its atrium, the parquet floors,the Arab Hall
Admire the azulejos, these beautiful Portuguese tiles which depict historical life scenes. A true masterpiece!
Metro : São Bento
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São Bento Station
Praça de Almeida GarrettAdmire the azulejos, these beautiful Portuguese tiles which depict historical life scenes. A true masterpiece!
Metro : São Bento
Lovely market place is where farmers came to sell their fruit and vegetables. You also find butchers and the inevitable souvenir shops. Have lunch in one of the cafes on the ground floor.
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Imarike yeBolhao
322 R. FormosaLovely market place is where farmers came to sell their fruit and vegetables. You also find butchers and the inevitable souvenir shops. Have lunch in one of the cafes on the ground floor.
The tour is very informative and you will discover the many different varieties and the history of this world famous wine.
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Taylor's Port
250 Rua do ChoupeloThe tour is very informative and you will discover the many different varieties and the history of this world famous wine.
Arts & Culture
In this magnificent greenery you will find two buildings:one built in 1930, the other in 2001 seamlessly integrated into a landscaped park halfway between a French style garden and an English garden
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Iziko lezobuciko zaseNtshona (I-Serralves Foundation)
210 R. Dom João de CastroIn this magnificent greenery you will find two buildings:one built in 1930, the other in 2001 seamlessly integrated into a landscaped park halfway between a French style garden and an English garden
You can’t miss this church next to the Bolhão market : it is covered with azulejos tiles.The interior is beautiful.
Best example of the use of azulejos in Porto.
Rua Santa Catarina 428
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I-Chapel ye-Souls
428 Rua de Santa CatarinaYou can’t miss this church next to the Bolhão market : it is covered with azulejos tiles.The interior is beautiful.
Best example of the use of azulejos in Porto.
Rua Santa Catarina 428
Bombarda street and its surrounding streets have become Porto’s alternative area with its art galeries, design boutiques, stylists, and second hand and vintage shops.
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Rua de Miguel Bombarda 452
452 Rua de Miguel BombardaBombarda street and its surrounding streets have become Porto’s alternative area with its art galeries, design boutiques, stylists, and second hand and vintage shops.
Essentials
Typical street with its old grocery stores where you will find cheese, wine and Portuguese delicatessen and hanging tripe sausages.Visit the store "A Pérola do Bolhão"
Rua Formosa
452 Rua FormosaTypical street with its old grocery stores where you will find cheese, wine and Portuguese delicatessen and hanging tripe sausages.Visit the store "A Pérola do Bolhão"
Shopping
Step in this shop and over two floors, discover everything portuguese. Traditional toys to soap bars, sweets, coloured play plastic Saint John hammers, ceramic sardines etc. The original Ali Baba cave
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A Vida Portuguesa
36 R. da Galeria de ParisStep in this shop and over two floors, discover everything portuguese. Traditional toys to soap bars, sweets, coloured play plastic Saint John hammers, ceramic sardines etc. The original Ali Baba cave
An amazing interior architecture. Inspired (yes, that’s it !) the Harry Potter’s library in Hogwarts. In fact, J.K Rowling lived in Porto teaching English in the early 1990s.
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Livraria Lello
144 R. das CarmelitasAn amazing interior architecture. Inspired (yes, that’s it !) the Harry Potter’s library in Hogwarts. In fact, J.K Rowling lived in Porto teaching English in the early 1990s.
A commercial artery 1500 meters long, is Porto’s main shopping centre.
Try « A Perola do Bolhão » a grocery store at no 279 Rua Formosa, or the Arcadia bakery at no 63 Rua do Almada
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Rua de Santa Catarina
Rua de Santa CatarinaA commercial artery 1500 meters long, is Porto’s main shopping centre.
Try « A Perola do Bolhão » a grocery store at no 279 Rua Formosa, or the Arcadia bakery at no 63 Rua do Almada
Sightseeing
You have to climb the 200 steps of the tower . A view to take your breath away
1732 - 1763, Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni designed the baroque church and the Clerics Tower
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I-Clerigos Tower
Rua de São Filipe de NeryYou have to climb the 200 steps of the tower . A view to take your breath away
1732 - 1763, Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni designed the baroque church and the Clerics Tower
17 is the floor number of the Dom Henrique hotel where you have a 360 degrees view over Porto. A drink on the bar terrace hanging 120 meters over the ground terrace and enjoy the uninterrupted view
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Hotel Dom Henrique Downtown
223 R. do Bolhão17 is the floor number of the Dom Henrique hotel where you have a 360 degrees view over Porto. A drink on the bar terrace hanging 120 meters over the ground terrace and enjoy the uninterrupted view
Discover the gardens of the «Cristal Palace » (Palácio de Cristal) which tower over the town. Enjoy the view over the river and the sea. Magnificent place to walk and enjoy the sun setting
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Izityalo zasePalace yeKristal
Rua de Dom Manuel IIDiscover the gardens of the «Cristal Palace » (Palácio de Cristal) which tower over the town. Enjoy the view over the river and the sea. Magnificent place to walk and enjoy the sun setting
Six magnificent bridges taking a riverboat cruise. Dom Luis I bridge , Arrábida bridge , Infante D. Henrique bridge, Maria Pia bridge, the São João bridge , the Freixo “double”bridge
Rua Dom Luís I
Rua Dom Luís ISix magnificent bridges taking a riverboat cruise. Dom Luis I bridge , Arrábida bridge , Infante D. Henrique bridge, Maria Pia bridge, the São João bridge , the Freixo “double”bridge
The funicular railway will take down the steep cliff from Batalha (on the higher ground of central Porto) to the quayside at Ribeira. A three-minute journey and the view over the Douro
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Ribeira station
The funicular railway will take down the steep cliff from Batalha (on the higher ground of central Porto) to the quayside at Ribeira. A three-minute journey and the view over the Douro
Line 1, « Infante-Passeio Alegre », follows the river Douro to reach Foz do Douro. This trip it is in a charming tram. A tram comes along every twenty minutes
Rua Passeio Alegre
452 Rua do Passeio AlegreLine 1, « Infante-Passeio Alegre », follows the river Douro to reach Foz do Douro. This trip it is in a charming tram. A tram comes along every twenty minutes
Facing the Atlantic with an incredible quality of life, the utmost romantic walks
Take a stroll under the "Pergola da Foz" from 1930. Beaches with blue flag eco-label, walk, run, jog, sprint, race.
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Foz do Douro
Facing the Atlantic with an incredible quality of life, the utmost romantic walks
Take a stroll under the "Pergola da Foz" from 1930. Beaches with blue flag eco-label, walk, run, jog, sprint, race.
Food Scene
With 832 km (516 miles) of coast line, the portuguese are accomplished fishermen. And try and beat a portuguese at the preparation of seafood
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Foz do Douro
With 832 km (516 miles) of coast line, the portuguese are accomplished fishermen. And try and beat a portuguese at the preparation of seafood