| Tips and photos of Porto tourist attractions and tourist traps, posted by real travelers and Porto locals. Porto Map |
 | Porto Tourist Traps | Tips 1 - 10 of 11 |  |
 overpriced waterfront
cafes by arasnosliw
take advantage of the scenery Leave a Comment
|
Visiting Porto?
Read reviews about Porto Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
A number of the cafés and restaurants place a plate of nice looking apettizers (olives, cooked meat, cheese, bread etc) on your table as you sit down. Unless you make a point of not touching them they are added toyour total bill and they are not cheap. I was surprised to find that a single portion of these appetisers cost as much as the total for two main meals and drinks! So you should avoid this trap or at least confirm with the staff the cost of these before you dive right in and eat them. They are tasty though.
|
Baghdad Bar on the Boavista High Street advertises itself as 'Top Bar'. Wheter this means topless bar is unknown, but several friends reported going in at 5pm, and being surprised it was empty, but even more surprised when they were charged 26 Euro for 2 beers and a Vodka & Orange. On leaving, a couple of lithe looking women were entering, and headed into a back room - Strippers? Anyhow, dont bother, its a complete rip-off. Leave a Comment
|
The transit in the centre of Porto is very intense and is really hard to drive in for every people who doesn't know the city very well.
Take a cab or another public transport, and let the own car away from the centre. Leave a Comment
|
 by acilinaLeave a Comment
|
Visiting Porto?
Read reviews about Porto Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
Don´t buy Vinho do Porto in the wine tasting places along River Duoro.
The guided tours are worth going, but the wine itseld is cheaper in any supermarket. Leave a Comment
|
be prepared that you'll have to wait in pubs for your coffee (or smth) more than usual, but there is some charm in that :) Leave a Comment
|
Be aware with your belongings at the train stations!
They haven't got much surveilance and are somwhow famous for pickpocketing...
Keep an eye on your belongings while you go around the stations. Leave a Comment
|
Duoro river cruise...so short. Just spend your time on other activities, there is so much to see in Porto! Leave a Comment
|
The boat-trip starting at the quay are too expensive. The trip is too short. Leave a Comment
|
 | 1 | 2 |  |
|
- Residencial Palanca
Faria Guimarães, 779-781, Porto - Hotel Infante Sagres
Praca D Filippa de Lancastre 62, Porto - Alegre
Rua Emidio Navarro No 2, Porto - Gaia Hotel
Avenida da Republica 2038, Porto - Cliphotel Gaia Porto
Avenida da Republica, 1559 (formerly Hotel Cervantes), Porto - Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa
Rua Tenente Valadim 146, Porto - Trajano
Travessa Candido Dos Reis, Porto - Pestana Porto Hotel
Praca da Ribeira 1, Porto - Porto Palacio Hotel
Av Boavista 1269, Porto - Pensao Estoril
Rua de Cedofeita 193, Porto - Residencial Aviz
Av Rodriguez de Freitas 451 (Also knows as Pensao Aviz), Porto - Malaposta
Rua da Conceicao 80, Porto - Novotel Porto Vermar
Rua da Imprensa Regional, Porto - Ibis Viseu
Vermum Campo, Porto - Ibis Porto Gaia
Rua Martires de S. Sebastiao, 247 Afurada, Porto
|
