Porto (2 nights)

Eat: Francesinha – Porto speciality..roast meat and covered with melted cheese and a hot thick tomato and beer sauce

Getting to/from the airport: Porto airport to town by metro €2.30

Porto free walking tour

meet at Praca de Liberdade (Avenida dos Aliados) next to the horse statue of Pedro IV 10:00 11:30 16:30

Aliados metro station

Croft port wine tasting (412 rua barao de forester) near general Torres station

Here are my top 5 things to do in Porto…

1. Port tasting

Port wine or Vinho do Porto is named after the city and a trip to Porto would not be complete without a visit to one of the port wine cellars. Port is a sweet wine usually red but also made in other varieties.

2. Serralves Museum

The museum is housed within two exquisite structures, a minimalist-style building and the Casa de Serralves, a pink art-deco-style building both are worth seeing.

3. Sao Francisco Church

This 14th century church appears fairly unremarkable from the outside but inside the entire space is covered with gold! The Gothic and Baroque structure is one of the most opulent in Europe with gilt wood carvings, marble arches and the spine chilling ossuary of bones stores in the cellar.

4. Cais Da Ribeira

This is the magnificent river side area of Porto lined with cute cafes, unique stores and facing the river. You can explore the meandering medieval lanes and cobbled alleyways which all lead to the Praca da Ribeira, riverfront square.

5. River Boat Ride

Take a relaxing boat cruise down the Douro River to see the city from a different perspective; you also get to see the Douro River Valley which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.