Porto

Why this trip

Compact, downhill-by-design and built for eating. You can do Porto properly in 48 hours.

• Out 13:40, back 14:55 · direct · 2h 35m
• You stay in Vila Nova de Gaia — Wine hotel with infinity pool.
• The one thing you'd do: Metro line E into town — €2.60, 30 minutes to Trindade. Buy an Andante card at the airport.

• 🍷 Food and wine
• 🥂 Luxe for less
• 💌 Romantic
• 🏛 Culture fix

The wine-hotel rooms with river views are the first to go each week.

The plan

The signature run · around Ribeira

1. Day 1

   Arrive and dive in

   • 17:00Metro line E into town€2.60, 30 minutes to Trindade. Buy an Andante card at the airport.
   • 18:30Walk down to RibeiraHead to Rua das Flores, then down the hill to the river as the lights come on.
   • 20:30Dinner at Cantina 32Modern Portuguese small plates on Rua das Flores. Book ahead or eat at the bar.If the weather turns: Wet evening? Casa Guedes for the pork and cheese sandwich, indoors and glorious.
   • 22:30Nightcap in GaiaCross the lower deck of the Dom Luís bridge for a port tonic looking back at the city.
2. Day 2

   The main event

   • 09:30Breakfast at ZenithBrunch spot in Cedofeita, excellent coffee, arrive before 10:30.
   • 11:00Livraria Lello and Clérigos towerBuy the timed Lello ticket online; the €8 is redeemable against a book. Then climb Clérigos for the rooftop view.
   • 13:30Lunch: francesinha at Café SantiagoThe full sandwich-and-beer-sauce experience. Split one if you want to move afterwards.
   • 15:30Port cellar tasting in GaiaGraham's for the grand tour, Taylor's for the garden, Kopke for a tawny flight without the crowd.If the weather turns: Rain? The Serralves museum and gardens are a 20-minute bus and mostly indoors.
   • 19:00Sunset from Jardim do MorroFree, ten minutes from the cellars, best view in the city.
3. Day 3

   Ribeira at your own speed

   • 10:00Day trip to the DouroTrain from São Bento to Pinhão, 2 hours each way, terraced vineyards the whole route.
   • 14:00Vineyard lunchQuinta das Carvalhas or a riverside table at Pinhão with a bottle of white port.
   • 18:00Back on the slow trainSit on the right heading home for the river side.
   • 21:00Late supper at Mercado Bom SucessoOpen food hall, no booking needed.
4. Day 4

   One last moment

   • 09:30Pastel de nata at ManteigariaWatch them come out of the oven, order two, no regrets.
   • 11:00Tinned fish and towelsComur for tins, A Vida Portuguesa for soap and linen.
   • 13:00Airport runMetro E from Trindade, 30 minutes, runs every 20.