Please visit the beautiful (& our favorite) city of Porto! There is so much stuff to do and see! Here below are some of our favorite bars, restaurants, sites, and places to go when in Porto!

Some Sites to Visit:

Palacio Da Bolsa

Douro Valley Wine Tour: Book with Pedro Cardoso → pedro.cardoso@north-on-wheels.com

Ponte de Dom Luis

Ribeira in Porto

Capela de Almas

Igreja de Carmo

Amazing crafted cocktails.

nearby you will find the following restaurants:

Vermuteria da Baixa - great tapas

Il Pizzaiolo - order the mushroom risotto

Swallow Brunch - great for brunch; go on their IG for resys

Dom Pepe Taqueria - authentic Mexican food in Portugal & they have hot sauce!

Blind - amazing gastro experience

Lazy Breakfast Club - great for breakfast or brunch

Francesinhas da Baixa - francesinhas are a typical dish from Porto; they have so many options including vegetarian, vegan

Clubs/Bars:

Plano B - pacha vibes with he difference music rooms

Wall Bar - great music

The Stones - great music

Adega Leonor - university tavern serving up classics

BASE - super cool concept openspace bar

Looking for other sites/cities to visit north/west of Porto? Well you are in luck! Please see below!

Guimarães: check out the local castle, historic city center, & visit Paço dos Duques de Bragança.

Braga: please visit Bom Jesus Funcicular (you can book Guimarães and Braga day trips with this site included), Palacio do Raio, Sè de Braga, and eat/chill/swim at Bamboo & Coconut.

Viana do Castelo: learn the history of cod fish at the O Navio Gil Eannes museum, another great museum to learn about Portuguese traditions and clothing is Museu do Traje, and go to the top up Santuário de Santa Luzia for amazing views of the city.

Some call Aveiro the Venice of Portugal! It is an amazing town with amazing culture. Please see below sites/cities we recommend just south of Porto:

Aveiro: we recommend walking through the city center (which is extremely walkable) and take a boat ride through the canals, visit the Oficina do Doce and try ovos moles, and visit the beaches of Costa Nova do Prado and Praia da Barra.

Some smaller cities on your way down to Aveiro which are stunning with the most amazing beaches are:

Villa Nova De Gaia

Espinho

Santa Maria Da Feria

Furadouro, Ovar

As we travel down the country, Lisbon is Portugal's capital city!

Lisbon is the largest city in Portugal and let me tell you it is hilly!

Please see below sites/cities just south of Aveiro:

Lisbon: do yourself a favor and get a Lisboa Card and take the city by storm (it includes transportation fairs, skip the lines at museums, and museum entry/discounts), visit Torre de Belem → Mosteiro dos Jeronimos → Calouste Gulbenkian Museum → Museu Nacional do Azulejo → Padrao dos Descobrimentos

Castelo de S. Jorge → Miradouro da Senhora do Monte →

Praca do Comercio, and lastly end your end with a fresh pastel de nata at the best place to get it town Manteigaria.

Some smaller but amazing cities with amazing historical sites and amazing beaches on your way down to Lisbon include the following:

Agueda

Praia da Mira

Coimbra - please check out the university grounds

Figueria da Foz - beaches remind me of Brasil

Batalha

Fatima

Nazare - surf town

Sintra - day trips available on Trip Advisor/Airbnb Experiences

Cascais

The Algarve! Some of the warmest waters in all of Portugal are here! In the district of Faro lays some of the best beach towns which include Lagos, Portimão, Albufeira, Faro, Tavira, & Monte Gordo. Everywhere you go, you will see cave kayaking, parasailing, and some of the most beautiful beaches you will ever see!

Some sites/cities you will see along the way down to Algarve are the following (keep in mind your will be traveling into the Alentejo region; the wine here is insane!):

Sesimbra - amazing beach town

Setubal - beautiful beaches and amazing castles

Evora - amazing Roman ruins

Sines

Sagres - the southern most part of the country