Phrasebook How much does it cost? Benvindo! Quanto custa? Now that you are One more beer please! in , you can Mais uma cerveja, start some small por favor! steps in the What´s your language of name? Arriving in ... Fernando Pessoa. Como te chamas? The city where friendly locals will take you by hand to your clos- Where are GUIDE est destination, where even Troika could not take out our smile you from? and joy of living day by day... Hello De onde és? Metro Metro closes at 1am. The last carriage from the airport Olá! You are very Good bye beautiful. leaves at 00:36. The closest station is São Bento, but if you´re Adeus És muito bonita/o. coming late, Trindade it´s you best option. Thank you Do you like Bus&Train Very often to main locations, Rede Expressos Obrigado/a strong coffee? (bus)* and Cp (trains)* offers a wide variety of options. We pre- Good morning I make a good one. fer Bus, since most of them have Wifi on board and are cheaper. Bom dia Gostas de café 3M it´s your night bus, every 30 minutes, and 601 and 602 it´s Good night forte? Eu faço um your day buses. Stops in Cordoaria and it´s cheaper than metro. Boa noite muito bom. Please Check, please. Taxi: Taxis from airport are around 20 euros, so pay attention Por favor A conta, por favor. to the taxi meter and always ask for a receipt.

Welcome to The Poets Inn! The Poets Inn Opened in 2007, The Poets Inn is a low profile concept -de Rua dos Caldeireiros, 261 rived from Poets Hostel in Porto, making it today a more [email protected] comfy and stylish place. Only private rooms are available, but we can provide several options. We also have one re- +223324209 cently refurbished flat. Breakfast and Wifi in all Rooms are Facebook* Instagram* always included, along with a guest kitchen, 2 patios, balco- nies and breathless views from your windows. See you soon! With asterisk (*) press to link. See us on google maps* The openness to the wine trade SHOPPING St. Catarina street is the main commercial VINHO DO PORTO Produced ex- 1. walking has left Porto a rich heritage, street were you can find all the big store departments. Here you clusively in the Douro Valley - the oldest strong character and shabby elegance. For this reason the his- can feel the local crowd, street performers, and food vendors. wine region in the world and also UN- toric centre, with its medieval tenements, baroque churches and Tucked in the beginning of the street you can visit Café Ma- ESCO world heritage site- , with an ad- art nouveau shops, was designated a Unesco world heritage site jestic (6). Probably the most famous cafe in Porto decorated dition of a grape spirit known as aguard- in 1996. in an art nouveau style, was the stage of several meetings of the ente to stop fermentation, stored and intellectuals in the city’s past. Close by you can also find several aged in barrels. Got his name from our TORRE DOS CLÉRIGOS (1) From the Inn, immediate- good examples of the Portuguese painted tiles in two nearby city mouth, the seaport city, where much ly you can find the most known tower of Porto,Torre dos Clé- churches, Capela das Almas (7) and Igreja de Santo Ilde- of the product was sold or exported. rigos, a baroque temple designed by the Italian fonso. Don’t forget to step inside Porto’s oldest market, Mer- Vinho do Porto is commonly architect Nicolau Nazoni, who now rests inside cado do Bolhão (8), with the traditional vendors offering, served after meals as a des- of the church. This tower has become the symbol fruit, vegetables, meat, herb teas, everything fresh. Struggling to sert wine in English-speaking of the city, proud and made of stone. One of the be alive, this market will probably be converted into something countries, as our love for wine first Portuguese movies was filmed here, when trendy. Around it you will find the oldest grocery stores in Porto and regular beer left this sweet two climbers went to the top of the tower to have filled with cheese smoked meats, canned sardines, dried fruits wine behind. From red to tea. Thus the movie “Tea in the clouds” was born and all the types of chorizo. One of them is Pérola do Bolhão white, Tawny or Vintage, dry in the year 1917. (9) with its front decorated with art nouveau tiles. or semi-dry, several qualities makes it a special fortified LIVRARIA LELLO (2) After climbing the tower wine. visit to one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world - Lello & Irmão - opened in the year 1906. The facade is decorated in Art Nouveau, with some features of the Goth- ic Revival, and inside you can find numerous busts of the greatest Portuguese writers who lived till that time. TIP // Casa Oriental (10) stands for the best grocery shop CASA DA MÚSICA This meteorite look- around, fresh fruits and everything you will need to cook in a-like concert hall, designed by the Dutch BAROQUE The infatuation with the baroque style in Porto our kitchen. Check its unique outdoor handpainted. It´s right architect Rem Koolhaas, landed in Porto can still be found in other important stops like the São Bento around the corner. in 2001, for the European Cultural Capital train station, or the Sé Church (3) and the Church of Santa events and became a landmark in the mu- Clara who should be on your way to cross the most famous The water is always cold, but the locals will still sic scene, with its beautiful auditoriums. bridge of Porto, the D. Luis Bridge (4) , were you can have try the waves on the Atlantic Sea on the hot summer days. The Houses the Porto National Orchestra, but breathtaking views over the world heritage city. After this stop closest beaches are the ones in Foz and Matosinhos. Both of visitors can expect to enjoy also jazz, fado, follow down to the river, to the other side, Gaia, were you can them have several cafés along the coast for cold drinks under electronic and dance music. Take some visit the port wine cellars to find out what’s you favourite type the hot sun. Matosinhos beach has been the most popular one time to visit the top floor restaurant, the of port, or before that just get lost in the narrow streets of the for surfers. You can easily rent a surfing board and a suit to try skylight is impressive. old Ribeira. the waves here. But if you wish to spend an entire day sunbath- TIP // Several organized walking tours are made for you to dis- ing we recommend the beaches placed more on the south to cover Caminhos do Romântico, where you can understand all the city. Some beaches in Gaia and nearby city Espinho. Just the contradictions of the Romantic period, between the rural catch a train in São Bento Train Station (11) and exit at Granja, and the bourgeois world, the workers and the royalty. Aguda or Miramar, and enjoy the long quiet sandy beaches.

RIBEIRA (5) World Heritage Site, a puzzle with medieval ori- WANT TO SURF? Try our partners Surf Fish School! gins, the epicentre of the old city walls, dated since the Romans, and of several fights - from the french invasions to the liberal dis- putes - is today a touristic catwalk and the target of thousand of pictures from the other margin of the river. The traditional plate in Porto is the sweet bytes, it’s time to start going to the heavy stuff: Tascas. SIZA VIEIRA Siza Vieira is probably the 2. eating tripe and bean stew - Tripas à moda Porto has a wide tradition in this old bars, where locals go to most famous Portuguese architect and do Porto - you can find it in the restaurants with the most tra- a quick snack, which can go from pica-pau ( fried piec- many come to this city to visit some of ditional cuisine. Places like Solar do Moinho de Vento (12) es), torresmos (pork skin) or (a simple plate). At his work. You could begin to visit the Ar- or the restaurant Tasquinha (13). Buraco (14), open for 40 Conga (20), you can try bifanas, cooked bits of pork in a spicy chitecture School* designed by him. years is also a favourite place for the people looking for more sauce, served in bread. Have it with some beer. Next to it you The social housing project known has traditional and familiar plates. Only open during the week, al- also have the famous Pedro dos Frangos(21), the place for Casas da Bouça or the contemporary ways had a very loyal clientele. Another plate that established chicken piripiri, or even some more brave choices like chicken art museum are some of his itself as one of the most important recipes from Porto is the rice with blood. highlights. In the city of Leça you will Francesinha. A very serious relationship between the people of To finish this food tour, you can pay a visit to snack bar Ga- find two of his most famous projects. Porto and this plate exists, and always a heated debate happens zela* (22). What made this place popular is it’s hot dog, which Piscinas das Marés are the public when announcing ones favourite place to eat it. The most popu- is toasted, and cutted into little pieces, a perfect snack for a cold swimming pools, built on the rocks on lar place nowadays is Café Santiago (15), but others like Capa bear. You will find lots of people there, grabbing a quick bite the beach and filled with the sea’s water, Negra, or Cervejaria Galiza can be good places to try this spe- before attending a play at the São João* National Theatre (23) and Casa de Chá, another house built cial dish. Another important stop would be Casa Guedes (16), The night in Porto changes dramatical- on the rocks, a restaurant and cafe. He were you will find one of the best roasted pig leg , 3. night ly at weekends. But during the week you recently renewed the main square of the and were you can try several Portuguese delicacies from cheese, can always find the city students at the cafe Piolho (24), open city - Aliados - and in to different types of smoked meat, and wine, good cheap wine. always till 3am. Another place famous for cheap beer is cafe 77 the local metro station To eat fresh grilled fish head up to Matosinhos, were all the res- (25), were a small bear costs only €0.50. But leaving the student São Bento* you can find taurants have access to the freshest fish in the city. crowd, one should try Café Candelabro* (26) or Victoria tiles with his own draw- ings.

PASTELARIAS & TASCAS If you are looking for a quick bite (27) for a glass of wine in the beginning of the night. After that, MANUEL DE OLIVEIRA Still releasing to move on your journey, there are several places that will feed Café aut lait (28) or one of the other popular bars on the Ga- movies almost every year, making him your need of discovering new flavours on the go. Pastries (Paste- lerias de Paris street are stops before going do the club Plano the oldest director alive, spanneing from larias) in Porto are stunning, as they offer quite a big variety. In B* (29). Open till 8am is the most popular place for electronic the silent era to the digital age, Manuel almost any street in downtown you will find one were you can music. If it’s not your music type, don’t worry, they have another de Oliveira work is itself the story of con- find dozens of sweets originated in old convents kitchens. Start dance floor with alternative sound. temporary . Perhaps at Padaria Ribeiro (17). It’s small but always packed with lo- Fundamental to make Por- one of the most famous of his cals getting in just to pick up bags full of cookies, salty pastries 4. museums to achieve international works is Aniki-Bóbó*, a or sweets. Everything is recommended here so choose wisely. recognition in the museum scene, Serralves Art Museum* movie from 1932, were Next to it you can find Leitaria do Paço (18), a small café that worths a one day visit. Opened in 1999 in order to endow Porto we can still see the idyl- almost only makes one type of pastry, éclairs. They have per- with a space dedicated to contemporary art, the symbolic start- lic life in Porto next to fected the french pastry into dozens of different variations but date for the collection was 1968. Everything in this Museum the river. always maintaining the home made cream that fills them.Con - - from the building itself to the furniture - was designed by the feitaria do Bolhão (19), in an art nouveau decoration, it´s an- renowned architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. The local Soho isRua other must to in this journey. If at one point you are tired of Miguel Bombarda* (30), that normally held openings at one VANDOMA The local flea market where saturday per month. Museu Soares dos Reis*, founded in mainly locals and students sell their stock 1833, is Portugal’s first national museum, displays one of the of everything you can imagine. Held eve- finest collections of Portuguese art, in particular a gallery from ry saturday morning, has a fantastic vibe António Soares dos Reis, the sculptor after whom the museum that pictures widely what Porto is today: is named. Check closer O desterrado, a naturalistic sculpture, a struggle between the picturesque and who many consider a self-portrait predicting his suicide in 1889. the modern, the decadent and eclectic. WEATHER* In the Winter, cool and rainy interludes in- terrupts very often our Mediterranean climate. Porto is one of the wettest cities of Europe. However, long peri- Trindade Metro ods with mild temperatures and sunny days are frequent Station even during the rainiest months.

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