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Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.
Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Porto, from top attractions to hidden gems.
Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when youre exploring Porto
Covers Top Ten Attractions and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
Inspirational colour photography throughout
Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience
About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers needs. Insight Guides unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
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This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Porto, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Porto, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Porto are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Porto. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd
Table of Contents
Portos Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Torre dos Clrigos
Portos lofty landmark, with a 225-step hike up the Baroque tower for the best city views.
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Top Attraction #2
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Port wine cellars
Tour the cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia and sample Portos most famous tipple. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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The S
The citys imposing hill-top cathedral offers a panorama of the city. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Igreja de So Francisco
The austere church facade belies a breathtaking interior of Baroque gilded woodcarving. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Palcio da Bolsa
Historic home of the Stock Exchange, with an opulent interior. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Jardim do Palcio de Cristal
Romantic gardens, with sensational river views. Perfect for a picnic or family outing. For more information, .
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Estao de So Bento
A feast of azulejos (tiles) depicting historical scenes adorns the entrance hall of the citys central station. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Lello
One of the worlds most beautiful bookshops, with Harry Potter links.
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Top Attraction #9
Porto Convention & Visitors Bureau
Serralves
A must for art lovers: contemporary art museum and Art Deco mansion in beautiful park surrounds. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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City of Bridges
Leisurely one-hour river cruises under the bridges give superb views of the city. For more information, .
A Perfect Day in Porto
9.00am
Breakfast
Kick off the day with coffee, eggs and croissants at the lovely Mercador Caf in Rua das Flores. Stroll along this appealing street with its grand mansions and enticing shops.
10.00am
Top of the tower
Visit the nearby Clrigos Church and Tower (for more information, ). Climb 225 steps up the tower for the best views of the city, then take a peek inside the beautiful Baroque church.
11.00am
A feast of azulejos
Drop down Rua dos Clrigos for the Praa da Liberdade, civic heart of the city. The broad Avenida dos Aliados stretches grandly up to the Town Hall. Beyond the Praa youll find So Bento railway station, its entrance hall bedecked with 20,000 azulejos (tiles) illustrating scenes of Portuguese history and traditions.
12.00pm
S to Ribeira
Walk down the main street for the S (Cathedral) and admire the sweeping city views from the esplanade. Take a brief look at the cathedral and cloisters before heading down the steps to the right of the Episcopal Palace. A stairway leads all the way to the Ribeira but if you run out of puff a free lift makes light work of the steepest section.
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