Itineraries, practical tips and neighbourhood guides to plan your stay in Porto.
For cheap eats in Porto, the surest bet is the lunchtime prato do dia: the guides we read put it at 7 to 12...
For a cocktail bar in Porto, Curioso (near the Palácio da Bolsa) is the polished, quiet choice, the Royal C...
In Porto on Friday and Saturday nights, rua Galeria de Paris fills up from about 11pm and the clubs nearby ...
The Guindais Funicular (Funicular dos Guindais) links the Ribeira to the cathedral district, but it was sus...
In Porto, halal choice exists but is limited, and kosher food goes through the Jewish community: find out b...
In an emergency in Porto, call 112, available 24 hours a day (gov.pt, read 30 October 2026). For non-urgent...
For a Porto hotel with a spa, five addresses keep coming up in the guides and booking sites read on 30 Octo...
Stay in Porto or Gaia: in Porto you are inside the postcard, in Gaia you look at it. Guides describe Gaia a...
For a Porto break with flight and hotel, there are two options: a package (flight + hotel sold together) or...
Queima das Fitas Porto is the city's big student festival, held in May: in 2026 the Queimódromo opened on S...
In Porto, students get about 20% off at the Serralves Foundation according to the Porto.CARD listing, and a...
Mainland Portugal, so Porto, is on Western European Time: UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer time, from th...
In Porto, the typical dishes to try are the francesinha, tripas à moda do Porto, caldo verde, bacalhau, gri...
In Portugal, drug use is decriminalised, not legal: Law 30/2000 (in force since 1 July 2001) makes consumin...
Swimming pools in Porto: the best known are the summer pools at Leça da Palmeira designed by Siza Vieira, a...
For running in Porto, the seafront between Foz and Matosinhos is about 4 km and flat, the Parque da Cidade ...
Primavera Sound Porto runs from 10 to 13 June 2027 at the Parque da Cidade, on Porto's west coast, accordin...
Black Friday 2026 falls on Friday 27 November, the day after Thanksgiving (Thursday 26 November); Cyber Mon...
For New Year's Eve 2026 on the Douro, the "Douro White" cruise (€180 per adult, departure 8:15 pm from Esti...
