PORTO
We fell in love with Porto and Porto will fall in love with us. A new star has been born in the city of Porto, designed to fulfil the desires and meet the needs of all those who like to spend their time doing what’s really important.
We offer you the magic of the city of Porto with its bridges and cultural dynamic, its fast-paced trade, unique architecture, legendary cuisine, excellent wines and lively night-life. Visit Porto and feel yourself growing inside. Savour the ancient and the modern, accompanied by a glass of one of the world’s most renowned wines. This ancient city actually gave its name to Port wine and to Portugal itself. Its history as a commercial port has formed much of the city’s heritage, its bourgeois and passionate hustle and bustle, which leaves its mark on everything. Porto, which is also classified as a world heritage site, is nestled along the banks of the river, which lovingly winds it way through the city…
Maybe this is why it captures the heart of everyone who can see it around every corner. The city of Porto is one of Europe’s oldest tourist destinations.
Porto combines the charm of the past (a cliché which is nevertheless true) with the freshness of the present. From the contemporary Casa da Música to the 12th Century Cathedral, the different eras come together in harmony on the streets of Porto. The city is bursting with colourful streets and historical sites. There is something to see around every corner. Porto is increasingly becoming a shopping mecca, in contrast with the historical beauty spread all over the city and the renowned mythical Port wine cellars, over a hundred years old, just across the river.
Whenever we plan a trip to a city, we try to find out what the locals do, as it’s harder to experience everything a city has to offer unless we have a friend to show us the best places, to share the city’s secrets, to introduce us to the most authentic urban environment and to enable us to savour the sounds and smells, all from the perspective of someone for whom it is home.
History
EUROPE’S OLDEST CITIES
CREATIVE CITY
Discovering Porto, you will find many surprises. Alongside the welcoming and conservative environment, is a contemporary and creative city. The characteristics of this "knowing how to be" can be felt on the streets, in the architecture and monuments, in the museums, the leisure sites, café esplanades and shopping areas.
PORT WINE CELLARS
The richness of its monumental and artistic heritage, the Port Wine cellars, and the many sites dedicated to culture and leisure are just some of the reasons to visit Porto.
JEWISH TOURISM
SYNAGOGUE KADOORIE MEKOR HAIM
The Temple includes not only a large prayer room and a museum, but also areas for studying, a mikveh, a school, a library, a typography, a board room, a community dinig room, a kitchen, a pantry to house kosher food and a patio to build the Sukkah during the Sukkot.
How to get here
BY AIR
TAP is Portugal’s main airline (707205700). It has branches in many cities to which it provides connections. Portugália Airlines (+351218938 or 707789090) – PGA – also has domestic and international flights. Other airlines, including low-cost airlines, fly to Portugal.
To get from the airport to the city centre, you can either opt for public transport or hire a car.
BY LAND
There are three motorways from Porto to Lisbon (A1), Minho (A3) and Trás-os-Montes (A4). Another major highway (IC1/A28) connects Porto to Valença.
BY PLANE
TAXI
BUS
STCP’s bus routes 56 and 87 also connect the airport with various different areas into the city centre. Tickets cost 1.20 EUR and are valid only until the end of each journey.
CAR HIRE
BY LAND
TRAIN
Campanhã Station:
Rail transport to Lisbon, Douro, Minho and international destinations.
S. Bento Station:
Regional connections, to Galicia, regions of Douro and Minho, Aveiro and Coimbra.
Reservations can be made via the CP – Comboios de Portugal call centre (808 208 208 or +351 223 394 040).
BUS
Other bus companies travel the length of Portugal, from north to south.