5 Days in Porto in September 2017 (Full Travel Journal) (page 3 of 3)

Hi Christophe,

Love your write-up and photos—we’ve used them a lot to fine-tune our itinerary. We’re heading out next Monday for 5 days in Porto from Luxembourg. We’ll drop you a quick note when we’re back to share how we found the trip. Thanks again and best regards, Anjuvani

Hi Yvette, have a great time in Porto. Best regards

Thanks for your travel journal 😉

I’m heading to Porto from April 21st to 24th too

Hi Aurélie, Hope you have a great stay in Porto—you won’t be disappointed! Portugal is a beautiful country with charming people. Before Porto, I spent a week in Lisbon and another time in Madeira… so many great memories. Best regards,

I’ve already been to Lisbon 😉

Hi Christophe,

Love this travel journal 😉... Thanks :) .... It brings back such great memories 😉

We went to Porto for 4 nights (3.5 full days of sightseeing) at the end of August 2011 during a three-week trip from Porto (outbound flight) to Lisbon (return flight), and we loved the city so much that we returned for 6 nights at the end of September 2017 😉.

We were never bored—there’s just so much to discover, and such lovely walks to take along the Douro when you stay a little longer.... And for those who want to stay even longer: Guimarães and Braga (village + Bom Jesus sanctuary) are also beautiful and very accessible by public transport... Ponte de Lima is really charming too, but it’s a longer trip from Porto by public transport 😕... And not far from Porto (in Viana do Castelo), there’s an enoooormous and stunning religious festival at the end of August for those interested—processions during the day, plus lots of dance groups, singers, and folk groups, and a huge fair at night where volunteers transform the streets into amazing artworks (colorful salt designs, flowers, and more on the ground in the alleys)... Thousands of people attend... Such a beautiful memory for us...

For eating in Porto: we found a few "canteens" that were really affordable, with simple but well-cooked dishes and *very* generous portions—my scale wasn’t happy when we got back 😕, but this time I didn’t cook at the apartment in the evenings because the prices in the small restaurants (mostly frequented by locals) were so reasonable 😎.

I’d like to add a few photos to your journal that are different from yours, if that’s okay 😉... They’re from our second trip, when we took the time to explore not just the center of Porto but also the areas very close by—accessible by bus and on foot (walks on nice wooden paths along the Douro, etc.).

Best regards,

Hi there, and thanks for this detailed account of your 5 days in Porto!

I’m heading there in October for 3 full days and 2 half-days, so this gives me tons of ideas for things to see.

hi there

I'm really glad to hear that my travel journal gave you some ideas for visits—that's the whole point! Before any trip, I always check out a ton of VF travel journals myself. Have a great stay in Porto!

Hi Tito38,

Thanks so much for your travel journal—I’ll read it carefully after a quick look that really makes me want to dive in!

See you later,

Have a great day,

Monha

Thanks Tito38 for this excellent travel journal of your visit to Porto and the photos that go with it. With the lockdown, no trips this year. So, I’m reliving the ones I loved the most, and Porto is definitely one of them. I loved Porto so much that I went back the following year. It’s a city that really grows on you—I loved Lisbon, but it’s more of a "city," whereas Porto felt so much more authentic.

Yeah, sad travel year 2020...

I’m doing like you—I’m looking at travel journals... but it’s not the same as a real trip. COVID-19 kept me from going back to Norway, even though I had everything: flight ticket, accommodation, and airport parking. But I haven’t given up hope of going—just not in 2020. I don’t think it’ll be possible. We’ll have to wait until 2021. I’m glad you liked my Porto travel journal. Thanks

We’ve been to Porto twice too... Once for 4 nights and another time for 6 nights a few years later... Porto: so many different things to see and walks to take. For us, it’s a very romantic city...

Thanks for sharing this, the photos, and the comments—they’re inspiring me for my next trip to Porto! 😊