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The casino
Close to the ocean the big casino is situated. During the Euro 2004 you could see all the games on a big screen inside the casino, eat dinner, and then go on and gamble a bit.
The lower floor is full of gamble-machines, where you put everything from 5 cent to 2 euro, and then see if you get up the right combination…
Or you go inside the special area where you can play rolette or black jack. For me, who gambles more for fun than winning/losing money it was entertaining, even I felt a bit “on the wrong place” when the guys around me bet up to 500 euro, each time, on the rolette-table, while I put one mark (1 euro) on “black”…
Well, I didn’t lose any money anyway…
On the first floor there are two restaurants, a pianobar and when it isn’t Euro2004 there is also a show for the audience. I think every night, but I’m not sure.
It was a nice place, not so many people that I though would be there, but since we were there during the summer most of the gamblers maybe had went on vacation to another casino…? Leave a Comment Directions: Close to the end of the big beach-road you'll find the casino. Or just ask, everyone knows where it is.
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We were adviced by a german couple to visit a wine-shop in Povoa De Varzim, and since we were curios about the famous port-wine we weren't late to go there.
It's situated on the road on the way into the the center of the town, coming from north, and when we first got inside we were a bit disappointed. Just around 100 bottles, and among them a lot of whisky, and not at all so much different wine we were expecting.
But then - no worry - we went down in the basement. And "oh my"... There were so many different wines there that I couldn't have counted them all (and even less drank them) if I stayed there for three weeks. So many, and in so many different ways, ages, tastes, prices. I was in heaven. :)
The only problem was that our car was full even before that, given that we were out on a three-week-roadtrip. So we had to choose just the wine we really really had to buy, and then leave the rest there.
So dony´t worry, there are still wine left for you. :-)
If you aren't that interested in the wine, stay on the first floor then. There were everything, from just normal plates to antic chinese vases... Leave a Comment Address: Cova do CoelhoPhone: 252 682 666Directions: If you're coming from the north, right before you'll inside the center of the town, you'll see the shop on your right. There is a big sign close to the road with the text "port-wine, just 3,70 euro".
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Since Povoa De Varzim is a coast-town there is of course also a beach. A really nice beach too… Long, with beautiful white sand and a lot of space to lay down and relax. The weather wasn’t perfect, but still there were a lot of nicelooking women laying on the beach, or walking around close to it.
Perfect place to be at in other words… :-) Leave a Comment Directions: Just follow the road, all roads leads to the beach... :-) Or was it Rome...?
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You must try the Porto-special, the francesinha Really hard to explain, but it is some kind of sandwich, with cheese, egg and ham, and with a sauce which makes your mouth meltý Amazingly good!
Inside the casino we had another one, where there instead of the ham was a hamburger inside. Not that bad eitherý
In Povoa De Varzim we also first found out about the beer, SuperBock. Easily top 5 in Europe! A must to try!
A bit strange maybe to put this tips in the "must see"-section, but it was soooo good, that if you miss it, you have seen nothing... :) Leave a Comment Directions: I suppose all the restaurants and cafes in the Porto-area have it. At least the beer, for sure... :)
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When you come into the center of Povoa De Varzim you’ll see the bullfight-arena on your right side. Unfortunately we hadn’t time to stay there, even if I didn’t wanted to see a real bullfight, but it would have been nice to see more of the arena. It was huge! Leave a Comment Directions: In the beginning of the center-zone
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It sounded to be a great thing to see, but I was a bit disappointed. A lot of boats, but nothing really amazing. Could be nice to just walk around there, relaxing, though. Leave a Comment Directions: At the end of the beach. On the south side.
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the ocean, it was great driving into town and seeing the men fishing on the shore :) Leave a Comment
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