PORTO TRAVEL GUIDE 🌉 Top 10 Things to Do, See, Eat & Drink in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹 Magical Oporto! 🍷

10 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 0:35

   Carmo Church

   🏛️ Historic site · Vitória

   The tiles are described as depicting moments in the lives of Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Catherine.

2. 1:00

   Livraria Lello

   🛍️ Shopping · Vitória

   Tickets are sold at Armazém do Castelo a few shops away for 4 euros, and the price is deducted if you buy a book.

3. 3:09

   São Bento Station

   🏢 Landmark · Baixa

   Unlike most stations, it sits right in the city centre rather than on the outskirts.

4. 3:35

   Porto Cathedral

   🏛️ Historic site · Sé

   Even if European cathedrals feel repetitive, the tiled cloisters make this one worth seeing.

5. 4:11

   Ribeira

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Ribeira

   The back streets hide small restaurants serving Portuguese tapas such as bolinhos de bacalhau.

6. 5:55

   Church of Saint Francis

   🏛️ Historic site · Ribeira

   Admission is 6 euros, includes the catacombs and museum, and filming or photos are not allowed inside.

7. 7:11

   Bolhão Market

   🛒 Market · Baixa

   The ground-floor restaurants may still be closed mid-morning, but a bakery sells cakes such as carrot and coconut.

8. 8:34

   Dom Luís I Bridge

   🏢 Landmark · Ribeira

   Walk the upper deck for the best city views; it can be very windy and high, and the lower level doesn't compare.

9. 10:27

   Croft Port Cellars

   🚡 Activity · Vila Nova de Gaia

   Walk-in tastings need no appointment, and the 10-year-old tawny is worth the extra cost.

10. 12:41

    Bufete Fase

    🍴 Restaurant · Bonfim

    There's no menu: order a francesinha and a beer; the sauce can be made spicy and extra is brought for the fries.