Porto and the North
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Free time.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
Where to stay - Porto ?
The map of your stay "Porto and the North"
Detail of the stay : Porto and the North
How to get there - Porto
Visit of Porto
Steps: Porto
Starting with the upper city, its many churches, its buildings with their azulejos facades and its bustling and commercial streets. In the afternoon, visit the Sé Cathedral, São Bento Station and Santa Catarina Street, a gourmet break at the Majestic.
Places of interest : ESTAÇÃO (STATION) SÃO BENTO
Tasting sessions
Steps: Porto
Visit of the wine cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia and port tasting in the morning. Visit of the Ribeira and a short tour in the old tramway, then visit the Bolsa Palace and the São Francisco Church.
Places of interest : PALÁCIO DA BOLSA IGREJA DE SÃO FRANCISCO
Foz do Douro
Steps: Porto
Foz do Douro district in Porto: walk by the sea, visit Castelo do Queijo and Forte São João, walk in the small streets. Lunch in Matosinhos in one of the seafood restaurants. In the afternoon visit the Serralves Museum Foundation with its beautiful gardens, then evening at Casa da Musica.
Places of interest : MUSEU SERRALVES FORTE DE SÃO JOÃO BAPTISTA
Guimarães
Steps: Guimarães
Join the very pleasant Guimarães and its beautifully preserved historic centre: as part of the heritage of humanity, Guimarães adds that of the nation's cradle, because it was in its castle that Dom Afonso Henriques, Portugal's first king, was born in the 12th century.
Braga
Steps: Viana Do Castelo
Direction Braga: stop at the Citânia de Briteiros, ruins of an Iron Age city, and at the sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte. Visit of Braga, the episcopal city. Reach Viana do Castelo by the coast via Barcelos, famous for its Thursday market.
Places of interest : CITANIA DE BRITEIROS
Viana do Castelo
Steps: Ponte De Lima
In the morning, discover the beautiful city of Viana do Castelo, with its main square in pure Renaissance style. Then, follow the Rio Lima to Ponte de Lima, a Roman bridge rebuilt in the 14th century, which gave the city its name. In the surroundings, many sumptuous solares.
Places of interest : PONT ROMAIN
Peneda Gerês National Park
Steps: Ponte Da Barca
The next day, continue towards Ponte da Barca, which could be one of the starting points for the visit of the Peneda Gerês National Park, 700 km² of nature to discover absolutely.
Lamego
Steps: Braga
Direction Lamego whose monumental staircase is worth that of Braga, passing through the very charming Amarante.
Upper Douro Valley
Steps: Pinhão
From Pinhão to Peso da Regua, the Douro winds its way through the Douro; its slopes, festooned with terraced vines, plunge down to the river and offer the viewer some of the most emblematic landscapes in the country. We can take the opportunity to take a small cruise there. The road along the river for 25 km is not bad either.
