By tourist on June 25, 2013
Arts and Culture, Museums & Monuments, Oporto Hot Spots
CASA DE SERRALVES is a house and museum located in Parque de Serralves in Oporto, Portugal. Owned by the Serralves Foundation, the house was built by the second Count of Vizela, Carlos Alberto Cabral and designed by the architect José Marques da Silva. It is a unique example of Streamline Moderne architecture in Portugal. Completed in 1940, Casa de Serralves welcomed presentations made by the […]
By tourist on June 25, 2013
Casa da Musica, House of Music, Oporto
Arts and Culture, Don´t Miss, Oporto Hot Spots
It is the major concert hall space in OPorto. It houses the cultural institution with the same name and its three orchestras :Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Orquestra Barroca and Remix Ensemble. It was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas with the Office for Metropolitan Architecture and the Arup-AFA. Built as part of Oporto’s project for European Culture Capital in 2001 was only finished in the […]
By tourist on June 25, 2013
Don´t Miss, Heritage, Oporto, Oporto Hot Spots
FOZ DO Douro (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɔʃ du dowɾu], meaning “Mouth of the Douro”) is a Portuguese parish of the city and municipality of Oporto. It has 12,235 inhabitants and is 3.00 km ² in area. It Became a parish in 1836. It is located in the western part of Oporto, next to the mouth of […]
By tourist on June 25, 2013
Oporto, Oporto Hot Spots
The RIBEIRA SQUARE (Portuguese: PRAÇA DA RIBEIRA) is a historical square in Porto, Portugal. It is included in the historical centre of the city, designated World Heritage by UNESCO. The square is located in the historical district of Ribeira (riverside in Portuguese), part of the São Nicolau parish. The Ribeira district spreads alongside the Douro river and used to be a centre of intense commercial and […]
By tourist on June 25, 2013
Arts and Culture, Don´t Miss, Oporto Hot Spots
LIVRARIA LELLO & IRMÃO, also known as LIVRARIA CHARDRON or simply LIVRARIA LELLO (LELLO BOOKSTORE) is a bookstore located in central Porto, Portugal. Along with Bertrand in Lisbon, it is one of the oldest bookstores in Portugal. In 2011, the travel publishing company Lonely Planet classified Livraria Lello as the third best bookstore in the world. Because of its unique historical and artistic value, […]
By tourist on June 25, 2013
Walking Tours
Oporto is an amazing city that can offer the perfect walking tour´s scenary. You can do it on your own or contact some of the companies that organize and show tourists those places that only locals know!
By tourist on June 25, 2013
Beaches, Oporto Hot Spots
As the name indicates this is a very popular beach for tourists, especially English. It is located in Foz, where the Douro River meets the Atlantic Ocean and very close to the urban area which provides better access. There is a restaurant with pleasant terrace and brightly beach colored stalls. For those who want an alternative […]
By tourist on June 25, 2013
Oporto Hot Spots, Parks and Gardens
The biggets urban park in the country with 83 hectares of green areas that go as far as the Atlantic Ocean. The presence of stone is due to old buldings demolitions that gives it a special characteristic, a rural and countryside looks. In 2000 was selected by the Order of Engineers as one of the […]
By tourist on June 25, 2013
Sports
Just like any other big city, with an excellent location, Oporto can offer a lot of sports, like Surf , Kite Surf , Sailing, Bike, Golf, and Horse riding . This is just to give you a general idea off what can be found in Oporto many specific posts will follow.
By tourist on June 20, 2013
Nuno Baltazar, Oporto, Shopping
Fashion, Shopping
A Portuguese designer, born in Lisbon, that has had great success since he entered the fashion world. During his academic path he won several youth designers awards and now his name is seen in Milan, Paris and London. Adress : Av Boavista, 858, 4100-112 Oporto Telephone: + 351 226 064 983 Website: http://nunobaltazar.com