This is Portos main shopping street, when we visited on Saturday afternoon it was bustling with locals of all ages. Designer boutiques, shoe shops, book shops, household goods, stationery, jewellery,... more
Porto has several modern shopping centres. Some of them are outside the city centre, such as Arrabida Shopping Centre (as you cross Arrabida bridge). In city centre you will find Shopping Centre... more
Mercado do Bolhao is the old market in the center of Porto.
There you will find many little stalls selling various things especially in terms of food and clothes.
The place has become quite run down... more
The port wineries give tours and tastings. Calem charged a small fee for the tour and the 4 tastings. It is impossible to leave Oporto without a bottle of Port wine. Some are very expensive but you... more
Casa Oriental is really just a small grocery store, but it's a very charming one.It is in many ways the way grocery stores were back in the old days and it has... more
The Lello bookstore in Porto is a place you should visit even if you don´t intend to buy books.It´s one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world with a... more
There are lots of shoestores at Porto,but most seem to have same kind of shoes.I liked most this shop,witch had little different ones.They also had cheap prices... more
I came across this attractive looking shop after viewing the Torre dos Clerigos, on my way to the Cathedral. I was attracted to take a further look by its... more
Wandering around Porto, I came across a hall, near St Francis church, opposite the Instituto du Vinho do Porto, where I spotted tables set out with an array of... more
If you buy stuff you need to mail home you can go to the post office. We went to one on Ave. des Aliados and it was packed. If you go there, get a number when... more
Not a Portuguese chain, but they seem to love it (and our portuguese companion pronounced it "fin-ACK"). It has books, CDs, DVDs, iPods, etc... and not just in... more
This is a small shop that has been specializing in Port Wine Vinatages and old Port since 1900. They are friendly and have decent prices. They will help you... more
Roy Hersh, american journalist of the For The Love of Port, wrote the following about Vinologia on his January-2006 Newsletter:"[...] I discovered a fantastic... more
Vinologia's slogan in portuguese is: Um Cálice de Porto, no coração do Porto. Located in Oporto downtown, close to Douro river,Vinologia can hold 25 guests... more
AVEPOD is an association of about 60 wine producers of Port and Douro wines and its wine-shop is located in downtown Oporto, very close to Cais da Ribeira.... more
The store was founded in 1917 by António Rodrigues Reis.“Arte Nova” is present in its beautiful façade.Monday to Friday 09.30-13.00/ 15.00-19.30Saturday... more
When visiting Porto you can't miss the opportunity to buy Porto sweet wine. There are several makes, and some of them are equally good. As in any other wine,... more
It was founded in 1.906. Although you don't want to buy, it is worth it a visit, the building and the shop itself are very beautiful, many people come here to... more
Chardron founded this bookshop in 1869. It has this designation since 1935.It is a neo-ghotic construction with the interior, the ceiling and stairs in carved... more
This store was founded in 1910.At the beginning you could find coffe, several types of teas and even spices.At the moment you can buy here fruit or other kind... more
A very nice city with its narrow and cobbled streets, and its beautiful churches. Nice and friendly people.
Notice: Due to Vila Nova de Gaia is so close to Porto (on the south bank of the Douro...
Just caught a repeated episode of Anthony Bourdains A Cooks tour on TV this weekend, which featured Porto or Oporto - which reminded me of my visit to this fascinating city, and that I must get round...
Porto my home city... most often known abroad as Oporto, is located in the north of Portugal. With 270.000 inhabitants, Oporto is the second largest and most important city in Portugal. It's situated...
The picture above was the very last one that I took, from the south bank of the river Douro facing back across central Porto. It sums up pretty much everything that was striking for me about Porto.......
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Since I built this page (more than a year ago) I have been to Porto twice. So I am now updating the page, with new photos and new tips.
Last update on my tps: 27th......
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