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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 you're 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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Travel

Spain

Portugal

Europe

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Publié par	Apa Publications
Date de parution	01 mars 2019
Nombre de lectures	10
EAN13	9781789193381
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

Informations légales : prix de location à la page 0,0291€. Cette information est donnée uniquement à titre indicatif conformément à la législation en vigueur.

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
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
You’ll 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
Porto’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day in Porto
Introduction
Historic Porto
Porto v Lisbon
Porto’s renaissance
Beyond the city
A Brief History
Early settlers
Birth of a nation
Henry the Navigator
Napoleonic invasions
Regeneration
From republic to revolution
Modern Porto
Historical landmarks
Where To Go
Ribeira
Cais da Ribeira
Ponte Dom Luís I
Casa do Infante
Palácio da Bolsa
Igreja de São Francisco
The Sé and around
The Sé
Terreiro da Sé
Paço Episcopal
Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro
Igreja de Santa Clara
Baixa (Downtown)
Avenida dos Aliados
Estação de São Bento
Praça da Batalha
Rua de Santa Catarina
Mercado do Bolhão
The Clérigos Complex
Livraria Lello
Centro Português de Fotografia
Rua das Flores
Miragaia and Massarelos
Riverside Miragaia
Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis
The Arts Block
Jardim do Palácio de Cristal
Along the waterfront
Boavista and Serralves
Casa da Música
Market, cemetery and synagogue
Fundação Serralves
Vila Nova de Gaia
Port wine lodges
The riverfront
Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar
Excursions
Six Bridges cruise
Foz do Douro and Matosinhos
Afurada
Douro Valley
What To Do
Entertainment
Concerts, theatre, opera and cinema
Nightlife
Fado
Shopping
Handicrafts and souvenirs
Cork and leather
Art galleries
Books
Gastronomy
Children’s Porto
Sports/outdoor pursuits
Football
Swimming and surfing
Birdwatching
Golf
Calendar of events
Eating Out
Where to eat
Pre-starters and starters
Fish and seafood
Meat dishes
Desserts and cheese
Wine
Port
Other drinks
Coffee
Reading the Menu
To help you order…
menu reader
Restaurants
Ribeira
Baixa
Massarelos
Vila Nova de Gaia
Beyond Porto
Leça da Palmeira
Foz do Douro
Matoshinos
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airport
B
Bicycle hire
Budgeting for your trip
C
Camping
Car hire
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
D
Disabled travellers
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting there
Guides and tours
H
Health and medical care
L
Language
LGBTQ travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money matters
O
Opening hours
P
Police
Post offices
Public holidays
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist information
Transport
V
Visas and entry requirements
W
Websites and internet access
Y
Youth hostels
Recommended Hotels
Ribeira
Baixa (Downtown)
Miragaia and Massarelos
Boavista
Vila Nova de Gaia
Foz do Douro

Porto’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1
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Torre dos Clérigos
Porto’s lofty landmark, with a 225-step hike up the Baroque tower for the best city views.
For more information, click here .

Top Attraction #2
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Port wine cellars
Tour the cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia and sample Porto’s most famous tipple. For more information, click here .

Top Attraction #3
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The Sé
The city’s imposing hill-top cathedral offers a panorama of the city. For more information, click here .

Top Attraction #4
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Igreja de São Francisco
The austere church facade belies a breathtaking interior of Baroque gilded woodcarving. For more information, click here .

Top Attraction #5
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Palácio da Bolsa
Historic home of the Stock Exchange, with an opulent interior. For more information, click here .

Top Attraction #6
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Jardim do Palácio de Cristal
Romantic gardens, with sensational river views. Perfect for a picnic or family outing. For more information, click here .

Top Attraction #7
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Estação de São Bento
A feast of azulejos (tiles) depicting historical scenes adorns the entrance hall of the city’s central station. For more information, click here .

Top Attraction #8
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Lello
One of the world’s most beautiful bookshops, with Harry Potter links.
For more information, click here .

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, click here .

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, click here .

A Perfect Day in Porto

9.00am

Breakfast
Kick off the day with coffee, eggs and croissants at the lovely Mercador Café 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 Clérigos Church and Tower (for more information, click here ). 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 Clérigos for the Praça da Liberdade, civic heart of the city. The broad Avenida dos Aliados stretches grandly up to the Town Hall. Beyond the Praça you’ll find São Bento railway station, its entrance hall bedecked with 20,000 azulejos (tiles) illustrating scenes of Portuguese history and traditions.

12.00pm

Sé to Ribeira
Walk down the main street for the Sé (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