Porto Travel Guide
A travel guide for visiting Porto Portugal including the 8 best things to do in Porto. Highlights include: Porto's Wine Lodges including Sandemann and Offley, Telerifico de Gaia, Porto's famous sandwich, Sao Bento Train Station, Clergios Church Tower, Lello Bookstore, Riverfront Ribeira quarter, and the Stock Exchange Palace.
Porto is Portugal's 2nd largest city and is famous for Port Wine. Porto is built along the hills overlooking the Douro river estuary, and its historical center was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1996. Porto is not as well known as Portugal's capital Lisbon, but Porto is becoming a tourist destination of it's own. In fact, Porto was named by Forbes Magazine as The City To Visit This Year in 2017.
Don't forget the traditional sandwich called Francesinha, which literally translated means little French lady. Porto is just about the only place in the world where you can find it. Essentially the Francesinha is toast with layers of meat inside (beef, pork meat, ham...). The sandwich is then covered with cheese and a spicy sauce, with the option of including french fries on top. The Francesinha has been considered one of the 10 best sandwiches in the World.
One of the most famous lodges in Porto is the Sandeman lodge. This lodge has been here since the middle of the 18th century. It was originally founded by a Scottish man who wanted to import the wines from Portugal to Britain. The tours are 6 Euro, you can turn up and hope they have a tour in your language. We're here in the morning at 11, they said we'd just missed an English tour at 10.30 and the next one's at 2.45. Apparently Sandeman has two sister wine sellers and they'll let you know when those have English tours. So the next English tour for us is at Offley at 12 o'clock and there is another one, the Ferreira just a little further down the street. So if you don't find a tour at the one you're going to, check out one of the other lodges.
For a unique view of the wine lodges and the river front of Porto take the Teleferico de Gaia. The views are truly terrific on the Teleferico. Ba - dum - tish! It takes you from wine lodge country up to the top of the bridge near the Metro Station. Tickets one way cost 5 Euro or 8 Euro for a round trip.
Porto's main street through the historic center is a big wide avenue that has the City Hall on top flanked by two roads on either side, reminiscent of Wenceslas Square in Prague. Even if you're not taking a train into or out of Porto it's worth a trip to the Sao Bento Train Station. It's a very beautiful train station, actually I think one of the most beautiful on the inside that I've been to, the lobby area at least, because it was decorated with these blue Portuguese tiles from 1910 and they're showing the history of transportation from horses to oxen to boats and even battles over there. You'll find a number of historic churches dotted around the town with decorative Portuguese blue tiles inside and in this case, outside the church. That blue tile decoration outside occurs on more than just one church.
For some of the best views of Porto climb up to the top of the Clerigos church tower. The tower itself isn't actually that tall but it is on the highest point of Porto making it a place for unobstructed views. You know, I say it's not that tall because I haven't climbed it yet. The total number of stairs, 197 to be exact. And actually the stair climb isn't too bad. It's slightly narrow but it takes about 10 minutes to get to the top, maybe even five if you do it quickly.
After the tower stop by at the Livraria Lello, a bookstore that was founded in 1881 and it's where people thought J.K. Rowling was inspired to write Harry Potter. It has to be the most elaborately decorated and designed bookstore I've ever seen and the staircase looks like something out of an M.C. Escher drawing. Very curvy.
The street right along the river, the Ribeira, or as I like to think of it, the Riviera. I don't think that's really what it's called but I'm going to call it that for this video. It's a great place to dine, there's a lot of restaurants here.
To see an interesting kind of private Palace in Porto, visit the Palacio da Bolsa, or the Stock Exchange Palace. This palace was completed in 1910 to be the Porto and North of Portugal Stock Exchange, built and owned by the Oporto Commercial Association.
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5 Awesome Places You Have To Visit When In PORTO, Portugal!
World's most beautiful McDonalds? The narrowest house in the world? A beautiful peacock park? Panoramic views across the city? Traditional Fado music and interactive Porto wine tour? Check out these 5 wonders of Porto!
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Hey everybody and welcome back to another episode of Triple P with me Surya Sridhar. So guys I am in one of the most beautiful destinations in all of Portugal. It was voted as the best European destination in 2014 as well as 2017. It is none other than Porto! And the best part of this trip is that I’m visiting my dad here for one week, so let’s hand it over to him.
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Number 1: Ribeira, Gaia, & Dom Luis Bridge
Jump onto the yellow line and get off the stop Jardim do Morro to get a full panoramic view across the city from the Dom Luis Bridge. You’ll be stunned by the beautiful city before your eyes! There are so many things to see and do. Everything from the bridge jumpers, to going on boat cruises, enjoying the music and dance performances, grabbing an aperitif or yummy snacks like churros, or maybe even buying some gifts from the line of market stalls. You’ll not run out of things to do! Lastly, don’t forget to enjoy the cable car ride down to the Gaia side to explore the best wine tour companies. It is 6 Euros one way and 9 Euros both ways!
Number 2: Calem Porto Wine Tour
On the Gaia side, you will notice a line of famous Porto wine companies including Graham’s, Ferreira, Sandeman and many more. I decided to check out Calem’s wine tour which included a guided tour to the Cálem Cellar which was super interactive and very informational. It was then followed by a tasting of two Port Wines: White and Special Reserve, which could be enjoyed during a special Fado concert, with a male and female voice, accompanied by the traditional Portuguese Guitar as well as the Classical one.
Number 3: World’s Most Beautiful McDonalds
This McDonalds restaurant was inaugurated in 1995 and was previously the Imperial Café, an emblematic historic building from the 30s by the Aliados Avenue. It is not your conventional McD especially due to its luxurious look, as well as the fact that in the McCafe you get a genuine Portuguese coffee with a custard tart called Pasteis de Nata. Very surprising indeed!
Number 4: Crystal Palace Garden
More than 150 years old, this place is loved by both tourists and locals. It is a lush place, home to many plant and animal species including the colourful peacock. If you make your way to the end, you’ll find a fun maze that also overlooks the beautiful Ribeira river. Take your time to explore this area, soak up the suns rays and when you’re tired, head on over to a nearby local coffee shop for a Portuguese Pingo and their famous cream filled pastry.
Number 5: Caramelite Church, Carmo Church & The Hidden House
Known as one of the most curious structures in Porto, these two churches that stand as two different religious buildings, but actually look like a single architectural structure. Separating them, is the world’s narrowest house, only one meter in width. It only costs a few Euros to explore and has 3 storeys in total. The interesting story behind this house is that it was formed specially to stop the communication between the nuns of the Caramelite Church and the monks at the Carmo Church. Very interesting indeed!
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Porto is a busy industrial and commercial centre. The city itself is not very populous (about 300,000 inhabitants) but the Porto metropolitan region (Greater Porto) has some 2,500,000 inhabitants in a 50km radius, with towns such as Gaia, Matosinhos, Maia, and Gondomar.The city was built across the hills overlooking the Douro river estuary, and its own historical center was granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1996. It has been continuously inhabited since at least the 4th Century, when the Romans referred to it as Portus Calle.
Take a cruise upriver - that the price is about $10 and takes approximately 50 minutes, or you may also pick a day-long cruise for a higher price. Go at least up to Pinhão - that the landscape is absolutely stunning. If you choose to do this in the summer, don't forget your variable 50 sun screen! Look for aisles picking up around the Vila Nova de Gaia side (exactly the same as in which the port caves are situated ), as some of them may offer discounts for cave trips or port buys.
If you feel creative and up to an artistic challenge, take this chance to participate in a workshop oriented by local artists and craftspeople. Make sure you take home, not merely the memory of the minute, but also the feeling of accomplishment through the work produced. Tile painting, glass fusing, gilding, chair weaving, printmaking, creative sketching.
Play an escape game in Porto Exit Games. If you like a good challenge you must go there. For 60 min you and your buddies will probably be trapped in a room. Your purpose is to get out in time!
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Portugal with Rich Earl | Rick Steves Travel Talks
In this travel talk, Rick Steves' Europe travel expert Rich Earl describes Portugal's top stops — from lively Lisbon to second city Porto, from college town Coimbra to rustic Évora, and from the vineyards of the Douro Valley to the beaches of the Algarve — and explains practical travel skills for visiting Portugal, including advice on eating, sleeping, getting around, and more.
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Recorded on March 17, 2018 • Rick Steves' Europe Travel Center
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Porto Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with an Optional River Cruise and Wine Tasting
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Porto is Portugal's second largest city and the capital of the Northern region. Porto is a busy industrial and commercial centre. The city itself isn't very populous (about 300,000 inhabitants), but the Porto metropolitan area (Greater Porto) has some 2,500,000 inhabitants in a 50km radius, with cities like Gaia, Matosinhos, Maia, and Gondomar.
The city was built along the hills overlooking the Douro river estuary, and its historical center was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1996. It has been continuously inhabited since at least the 4th Century, when the Romans referred to it as Portus Calle
Porto has a semi-Mediterranean climate, although it's strongly affected by the Atlantic ocean, which makes it cooler than other cities with this climate. However, temperatures can rise as high as 40ºC in August during occasional heat waves. Winters are mild and humid, with occasional cold nights where temperatures can drop below 0ºC.
Porto has always been a mercantile city, and this is evident in the style of the buildings lining the Avenida dos Aliados, the core of the downtown area. The center of town, unlike other major Portuguese cities, which tend towards the baroque, is granite and monumental. Residents of Porto are known as Tripeiros (tripe eaters) due to the fact that the city went without meat in order to provision the capital and the fleet that departed to Ceuta in 1415, had to subsist on tripe stew, still a speciality of the city.
Citizens of Porto hold themselves apart culturally from the South of the country, mainly Lisbon region, as is expressed in the often heard phrase o Porto é uma nação (Porto is a nation). This is due to the centralisation of government decisions in Lisbon, which the inhabitants understand it is not always fair for the North and Porto especially. They often say Porto works, Braga Prays, Coimbra studies, and Lisbon gets the money.
Outsiders used to often consider Porto to be more crass and mercantile than the rest of the country, due to the lack of rehabilitation the city urgently needed. Since the beginning of the century the city has been going through a major reconstruction and now has a more clean and pleasant feeling, attracting many new visitors.
The city is officially styled a muito nobre, sempre leal e invicta cidade do Porto (the very noble, always faithful, and invincible city of Porto). This is usually shortened to a Cidade Invicta (the invincible city) a title won because of Porto's resistance to the Cerco do Porto (Porto's Siege) during the 1832-34 civil war.
The city is quite varied architecturally, with medieval as well as modern living side by side. Porto's geography is hard on the feet, but pleasant to the eye. The city is extremely hilly, with many buildings built into a cliff face that overlooks the river. Stairs cut into the stone run up and down the cliff face and offer a laborious but rewarding walking tour. Across the river from Porto proper, in the suburb of Gaia, are located the warehouses of notable companies dealing with Port Wine, such as Cálem, Fonseca, Sandeman, Kopke, and others. If you speak in Spanish to a local, you will be largely understood and as a rule they will freely converse with you, but from time to time, more so with the older generation, you may be politely reminded that you are in Portugal and the native language is Portuguese.
A lot to see in Porto such as :
Luís I Bridge
Livraria Lello
Clérigos Church + Clérigos Tower
Bolsa Palace
Porto Cathedral
Monument Church Of St Francis
Jardins do Palácio de Cristal
Parque de Serralves
Casa da Música
Avenida dos Aliados
Igreja do Carmo
Cais da Ribeira
Museu Serralves
Liberdade Square
Soares dos Reis National Museum
Ribeira Square
Funicular dos Guindais
Church of Saint Ildefonso
Arrábida Bridge
Estádio do Dragão
Batalha Square
Casa do Infante
Mercado do Bolhão
Chapel of Souls
Igreja de Santa Clara
Foz
Porto City Park
SEA LIFE Porto
Fort of São Francisco do Queijo
Cordoaria's Garden
Portuguese Centre of Photography
World of Discoveries
Rua das Flores
Porto Tram Museum
Episcopal Palace, Porto
Passeio Alegre garden
Casa de Serralves
Walls of D. Fernando/Fernandina Wall
FC Porto Museum
Mercado Bom Sucesso
Câmara Municipal do Porto
Igreja da Misericórdia
Quinta da Macieirinha romantic museum
Porto Bridge Climb
Jardim Botânico do Porto
Clérigos Tower
Igreja dos Carmelitas
Miguel Bombarda Street
Porto Cálem
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Portugal: Travel Skills with Rich Earl | Rick Steves Travel Talks
Rick Steves' Europe travel expert Rich Earl presents this travel talk, packed with practical advice for any trip to Portugal. Rich discusses Portuguese culture, food and drink, guidebooks and other resources, how to get around Portugal (and within Portuguese cities), tips for creating an itinerary, and a few Portuguese survival phrases.
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This video is an excerpt from a full-length, one-hour Portugal talk. You can watch the entire talk here:
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Recorded on March 17, 2018 • Rick Steves' Europe Travel Center
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Produced by Cameron Hewitt
Filmed and Edited by Zen Wolfang
Photography by Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rich Earl, Rick Steves, and others
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Portugal: Beyond Lisbon with Rich Earl | Rick Steves Travel Talks
There's more to Portugal than Lisbon, as Rick Steves' Europe travel expert Rich Earl explains in this travel talk. Rich surveys Portugal's top stops, from the university town of Coimbra, to the gentrifying second city of Porto, to the vineyard-terraced Douro Valley (the birthplace of port wine). In the center of Portugal are the beach resort of Nazaré, the charming hill town of Óbidos, and the religious sites of Alcobaça, Batalha, and Fátima. Finally, we'll unwind in southern Portugal, in the arid Alentejo region and the beachy Algarve coast.
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Recorded on March 17, 2018 • Rick Steves' Europe Travel Center
Written and Presented by Rich Earl
Produced by Cameron Hewitt
Filmed and Edited by Zen Wolfang
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Photography by Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rich Earl, Rick Steves, and others
Graphics by Heather Locke and Rhonda Pelikan
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Cruise Port Day Trip: Lisbon Panorama
Cruise ship docks at Lisbon port near Alfama district. Walk toward the Fado Museum, turn left across the square and take the narrow street on your left R. De São Pedro. Continue right towards Largo de São Miguel, one of the quaintest squares of Alfama. It's church dating from the 18th century boasts two bell towers. Carry on to the left side of the church and through Alfama’s alleys on Beco de São Miguel or Escudinahsa Sao Miguel to Beco da Corvinha and right on Rua Norberto de Araújo till you reach Largo das Portas do Sol, one of the most popular squares in Lisbon. Here you’ll find probably the most photographed viewpoints in Lisbon. You will want to look out over the river area, the cruise ship terminal, Alfama’s coloured buildings and the Pantheon. Then follow the tram track down hill toward Se Cathedral and the shopping area on Rua Augusta and Rossio Square etc. before passing by Praça do Comércio on the way back to ship near Jardim Tabaco - Lisbon Cruise Port.
When ship leaves port and sail along Targus River, it passes by the suspension bridge built by the same Golden Gate bridge company, the Christ Statue reminiscence of the one in Brazil, the Jerónimos Monastery and the Monument to the Discoveries as well as the Belem Tower.
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Porto is a busy industrial and commercial centre. The city itself isn't very populous (about 300,000 inhabitants), but the Porto metropolitan area (Greater Porto) has some 2,500,000 inhabitants in a 50km radius, with cities like Gaia, Matosinhos, Maia, and Gondomar.
The city was built along the hills overlooking the Douro river estuary, and its historical center was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1996. It has been continuously inhabited since at least the 4th Century, when the Romans referred to it as Portus Calle
Porto has a semi-Mediterranean climate, although it's strongly affected by the Atlantic ocean, which makes it cooler than other cities with this climate. However, temperatures can rise as high as 40ºC in August during occasional heat waves. Winters are mild and humid, with occasional cold nights where temperatures can drop below 0ºC.
Porto has always been a mercantile city, and this is evident in the style of the buildings lining the Avenida dos Aliados, the core of the downtown area. The center of town, unlike other major Portuguese cities, which tend towards the baroque, is granite and monumental. Residents of Porto are known as Tripeiros (tripe eaters) due to the fact that the city went without meat in order to provision the capital and the fleet that departed to Ceuta in 1415, had to subsist on tripe stew, still a speciality of the city.
Citizens of Porto, while definitely Portuguese, hold themselves apart culturally from the rest of the country, as is expressed in the often heard phrase o Porto é uma nação (Porto is a nation). Outsiders often consider Porto to be more crass and mercantile than the rest of the country, and the inhabitants to be somewhat lacking in social graces. This is likely due to the fact that the city has historically been dominated by Portuguese bourgeoisie and English trading factions rather than the nobility. Tripeiros of course, disagree, regarding themselves (with some justification) as being the economic heart of the nation. As the saying goes, Porto works, Braga Prays, Coimbra studies, and Lisbon gets the money.
The city is officially styled a muito nobre, sempre leal e invicta cidade do Porto (the very noble, always faithful, and invincible city of Porto). This is usually shortened to a Cidade Invicta (the invincible city) a title won because of Porto's resistance to the Cerco do Porto (Porto's Siege) during the 1832-34 civil war.
The city is quite varied architecturally, with medieval as well as modern living side by side. Porto's geography is hard on the feet, but pleasant to the eye. The city is extremely hilly, with many buildings built into a cliff face that overlooks the river. Stairs cut into the stone run up and down the cliff face and offer a laborious but rewarding walking tour. Across the river from Porto proper, in the suburb of Gaia, are located the warehouses of notable companies dealing with Port Wine, such as Cálem, Fonseca, Sandemans, Kopke, and others.
Whilst the local attitude is friendly, to outsiders it is worth noting that locals can respond literally to questions, which may seem slightly off-putting to the uninitiated. An example of this would be to ask in a bar if they have a menu (for food) and to receive a straight 'no' as a response; it's after further questions that one can find out that the establishment doesn't sell food - such a response is not considered rude, it is merely direct and literal.
If you speak in Spanish to a local, you will be largely understood and as a rule they will freely converse with you, but from time to time, more so with the older generation, you may be politely reminded that you are in Portugal and the native language is Portuguese.
(in Wikitravel)
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In 1500 Pedro Alvares Cabral, heading to India with the second fleet discovers and claims Brazil. Soon a number of trading posts collecting brazilwood spring up. To combat French incursions, 15 captaincies are established. Later Tome de Sousa is appointed governor. Mem de Sa dispatches further French incursions and further developed Brazil.
In 1578 King Sebastian I dies and the Iberian Union is established bringing Portugal in war with England and the Dutch. In 1602 the Dutch East India company or VOC is founded and goes on the attack in the east, establishing Batavia as a base. In 1621 the Dutch West India company or WIC is established and carves out Dutch Brazil. The Brazilians defeat them at the Battle of Tabocas and at the Battle of Guararapes, expelling the Dutch from Brazil. In the east the Portuguese fare much worse, losing most of their colonies.
Therefore Brazil becomes more important for Portugal. By the 19th century Brazil is well developed, however many would like independence. Brazil gains independence in 1822 with Pedro I becoming its first emperor. Later Portugal develops Angola and Mozambique in Africa, however with decolonization, in spite of Salazar's efforts, all Portuguese colonies eventually gain independence.
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Trip to Porto Portugal (tile arts and night time street view)
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tile arts and night time street view
Portugal, Porto: elevator from the Old Town
Down by the river in Porto, there's an elevator car system which takes people up the side of the cliff and comes out near the cathedral and train station. The start of the elevator is located at the end of the Dom Luis I - a bridge designed by Teophile Seyrig, a student of Gustave Eiffel.
Unfortunately, some muppet (me) was worried about the camera tipping over: hence why a finger occasionally drifts into view!
PORTO - Portugal Travel Guide | Around The World
Porto is a busy industrial and commercial centre. The city itself isn't very populous (about 300,000 inhabitants), but the Porto metropolitan area (Greater Porto) has some 2,500,000 inhabitants in a 50km radius, with cities like Gaia, Matosinhos, Maia, and Gondomar.
The city was built along the hills overlooking the Douro river estuary, and its historical center was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1996. It has been continuously inhabited since at least the 4th Century, when the Romans referred to it as Portus Calle
Porto has a semi-Mediterranean climate, although it's strongly affected by the Atlantic ocean, which makes it cooler than other cities with this climate. However, temperatures can rise as high as 40ºC in August during occasional heat waves. Winters are mild and humid, with occasional cold nights where temperatures can drop below 0ºC.
Porto has always been a mercantile city, and this is evident in the style of the buildings lining the Avenida dos Aliados, the core of the downtown area. The center of town, unlike other major Portuguese cities, which tend towards the baroque, is granite and monumental. Residents of Porto are known as Tripeiros (tripe eaters) due to the fact that the city went without meat in order to provision the capital and the fleet that departed to Ceuta in 1415, had to subsist on tripe stew, still a speciality of the city.
Citizens of Porto hold themselves apart culturally from the South of the country, mainly Lisbon region, as is expressed in the often heard phrase o Porto é uma nação (Porto is a nation). This is due to the centralisation of government decisions in Lisbon, which the inhabitants understand it is not always fair for the North and Porto especially. They often say Porto works, Braga Prays, Coimbra studies, and Lisbon gets the money.
Outsiders used to often consider Porto to be more crass and mercantile than the rest of the country, due to the lack of rehabilitation the city urgently needed. Although, in past three years Porto, suffered a major reconstruction and now as a more clean and pleasant feeling, attracting many new visitors. Its inhabitants may have a more harsh first impression but they are known for being very nice, accessible and will help you with anything they can.
The city is officially styled a muito nobre, sempre leal e invicta cidade do Porto (the very noble, always faithful, and invincible city of Porto). This is usually shortened to a Cidade Invicta (the invincible city) a title won because of Porto's resistance to the Cerco do Porto (Porto's Siege) during the 1832-34 civil war.
The city is quite varied architecturally, with medieval as well as modern living side by side. Porto's geography is hard on the feet, but pleasant to the eye. The city is extremely hilly, with many buildings built into a cliff face that overlooks the river. Stairs cut into the stone run up and down the cliff face and offer a laborious but rewarding walking tour. Across the river from Porto proper, in the suburb of Gaia, are located the warehouses of notable companies dealing with Port Wine, such as Cálem, Fonseca, Sandemans, Kopke, and others.
Whilst the local attitude is friendly, to outsiders it is worth noting that locals can respond literally to questions, which may seem slightly off-putting to the uninitiated. An example of this would be to ask in a bar if they have a menu (for food) and to receive a straight 'no' as a response; it's after further questions that one can find out that the establishment doesn't sell food - such a response is not considered rude, it is merely direct and literal.
If you speak in Spanish to a local, you will be largely understood and as a rule they will freely converse with you, but from time to time, more so with the older generation, you may be politely reminded that you are in Portugal and the native language is Portuguese.
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, (IATA: OPO), Pedras Rubras, Maia +351 229 432 400, . Also known as Aeroporto do Porto or Aeroporto de Pedras Rubras this is the third busiest airport in the country and is about 15km from the city centre.
The city is served by two major train stations, the São Bento (Saint Benedict) station, and the Campanhã station. Trains from and to Madrid (Lusitânia Comboio Hotel) and Paris (Sud-Expresso) are regular.
spain & portugal 2019
My friend and I went to Madrid and Porto last week, here is a little montage of our trip.
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