Póvoa de Varzim Travel Guide

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The wine-shop

The wine-shop, Póvoa de Varzim

 Henrik_rrb Says:  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... 

The marina

The marina, Póvoa de Varzim

 Henrik_rrb Says:  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. 

The special food - try it!

The special food - try it!, Póvoa de Varzim

 Henrik_rrb Says:  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... 

The bullfighting-arena

The bullfighting-arena, Póvoa de Varzim

 Henrik_rrb Says:  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! 

The beach

The beach, Póvoa de Varzim

 Henrik_rrb Says:  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... 

The casino

The casino, Póvoa de Varzim

 Henrik_rrb Says:  The casinoClose 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... 

Casino

Casino, Póvoa de Varzim

 lisaincanada Says:  Very popular/busythe ocean, it was great driving into town and seeing the men fishing on the shore :) 

Hotels  

Hotel Sol Povoa

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Hotels  

Estalagem Santo André: Fantastic hotel close to the beach

Estalagem Santo André: Fantastic hotel close to the beach, Póvoa de Varzim

 Henrik_rrb Says:  We stayed at Estalagem Santo André for the first six nights of our Euro2004-trip, and had a great time there. The hotel is situated 50 meters from the beach, which was perfect for us. The personal on the hotel was incredible friendly, everyone from the old bartender, to the... 

Transportation  

Bus

Bus, Póvoa de Varzim

 Henrik_rrb Says:  There went local buses from Santo Andrý, where our hotel was, to Povoa De Varzim, and from there to Porto. The price were low, but the trip took quite long time. So we decided it was worth to pay a taxi instead. But if youýre alone, and have enough time, havenýt problem... 

Taxi

Taxi, Póvoa de Varzim

 Henrik_rrb Says:  Taxi was the best way to go around in and into Varzim, and to our close-by-hotel. Not that expensive, although not that cheap either. For going in 10 minutes by taxi we paid 6-7 euro, and then for going with taxi to Porto we paid between 30 and 40 euro, depending on how... 

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 Very popular/busythe ocean, it was great driving into town and seeing the men fishing on the shore :) 

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Great start of the Euro2004

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 Povoa De Varzim is a lovely little town, 30 kilometers north of Porto, in the very north of Portugal. We spent almost a week in this region during the Euro2004, and had a great time! The things to...... 

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povoa de varzim

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 This mountain has a beautiful scenery and has an Inn in which you can stay at while your visit. 

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.... where a hamburger is not a hamburger ...

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 ... just back from our trip - please be patient :) soon more to come Obrigada ;) 

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