Mozzavfc Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Looking for any advice on doing a long weekend in Porto Planning on heading out in early June for 3 nights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 22 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22 On 20/04/2024 at 10:52, Mozzavfc said: Looking for any advice on doing a long weekend in Porto Planning on heading out in early June for 3 nights What do you need to know? I stayed there for 2 nights, seemed very nice but I don't know much. I stayed near the river in Saõ Nicolau, north side of the Ponte Luis. Seemed like this would be a bit of a happening area which wasn't much the case (not dead either), but we did have a craft beer bar (Cervejaria Cask Beer) and a port and petiscos bar (Wine Chalet) right by our hotel (Porta Nobre). You have to be aware though that stepping even a road back from here is essentially going up a huge hill. You would come walk down it (dodgy knees aside) but up is a serious hike! You can uber easily and insanely cheaply though. It's only about £12 from the airport even. The other district to stay up the hill would be Baixa, near the cathedral and the Mercado do Bolhão. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 so much better than Lisbon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Get a cachorrinho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 25 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25 And Francesinha but have a bed handy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 On 22/04/2024 at 16:42, fightoffyour said: What do you need to know? I stayed there for 2 nights, seemed very nice but I don't know much. I stayed near the river in Saõ Nicolau, north side of the Ponte Luis. Seemed like this would be a bit of a happening area which wasn't much the case (not dead either), but we did have a craft beer bar (Cervejaria Cask Beer) and a port and petiscos bar (Wine Chalet) right by our hotel (Porta Nobre). You have to be aware though that stepping even a road back from here is essentially going up a huge hill. You would come walk down it (dodgy knees aside) but up is a serious hike! You can uber easily and insanely cheaply though. It's only about £12 from the airport even. The other district to stay up the hill would be Baixa, near the cathedral and the Mercado do Bolhão. Mainly looking for restaurant/bar recommendations. I'm staying pretty central so should be plenty around Also if anyone has done a food/walking tour of the city I'd be interested to hear if they thought it was worth it or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 6 VT Supporter Share Posted May 6 29 minutes ago, Mozzavfc said: Mainly looking for restaurant/bar recommendations. I'm staying pretty central so should be plenty around Also if anyone has done a food/walking tour of the city I'd be interested to hear if they thought it was worth it or not I don’t really know about restaurants but you’ve got to the mercado, you can get all you want to eat and drink there. Great for lunch or snacking/drinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 25/04/2024 at 07:47, Mic09 said: so much better than Lisbon! I qent recently ans i loved lisbon. Brilliant place! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshVilla Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Went to Porto last weekend for my brother's stag do. Absolutely loved the place. It was actually my first time going to Portugal, and we booked Porto because the flights were cheap (from Bristol) and the Hostel that we got (for 10 of us) was really nice and reasonably priced, literally 1 street away from the river front in Ribeira. Such a cool atmosphere there. We weren't the type of crowd that goes absolutely mental for a stag weekend, so Porto was perfect for us. Plenty of bars, plenty of things to do/see (highly recommend anybody going there to rent out an e-bike and have a tour. We booked a 3 hour tour and rode all along the Douro River to the sea - with a horrendous hangover, may I add). Really want to go back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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