The
Portuguese Center of Photography (Centro Português de Fotografia)
Address:
Campo Mártires da Pátria - 4000 Porto
Opening
Hours: From Tuesday to Friday, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Saturday,
Sunday and Public Holidays, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Admission:
Free.
It
is housed in the building of a former prison and Court of Appeal of
Porto. Beyond the interior design that is worth seeing, the
historical exhibition where there are hundreds of cameras displayed
is quite impressing.
The Church of the Clergymen (Torre dos Clérigos)
Address:
Rua dos Clérigos - 4000 Porto
Opening
Hours: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm / 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Admission:
€2
Built
during the 18th century, this baroque tower is 76 metres high - the
highest in Portugal. You can climb up to the top. The access is
restricted to 15 people only due to the never-ending and narrow
staircase. If there are not too many tourists, you would not have to
wait too long. From the top, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the
city.
Church
of Saint Francis (Igreja de São Francisco)
Address:
39 rue O Comércio do Porto – 4050 PORTO
Opening
Hours: From November to February, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. From March to
April and September to October, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and from May to
August, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Admission:
€3.50
You
have access to the Church and the Catacombs (certainly the most
interesting part), as well as to the Museum of the Third Order of
Saint Francis, housing belongings of the latter.
It
is almost impossible to leave Porto without visiting at least one
wine cellar. They are to be found in Vila Nove de Gaïa, on the other
side of the Douro River. To go there, you can either follow the Dom
Luís I Bridge -from which you can appreciate the view over the
quays- or take the underground line D that goes above the Dom Luís I
Bridge and drop you off on the other side (Jardim do Morro station).
If
you take the underground, it takes 5 to 10 minutes to reach the quay
from the upper parts of the city. You can reach the quays by cable
car for 5 euros.
Sandeman
Cellars
Address:
Largo Miguel Bombarda 3, Vila Nova de Gaia
Opening
Hours: From March to October, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to
6:00 pm (every day).
From
November to February 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm
(every day).
Admission:
€4.50 with wine tasting.
Should
you want a visit in your own mother tongue (8 different languages
spoken), it is strongly recommended to book it ahead of time. Visits
are about 30 minutes long.
The
dressed up guide makes you discover the cellars as well as the
methods of Port wine storage. The visit ends with a movie introducing
the diverse Port wines and also the different regions of production.
After
the visit, you can go to the gift shop to savour a glass of white or
red Port.
We
left from the airport of La Rochelle, France with a Ryanair flight.
The round trip tickets were booked two months prior to the departure
for a total of €63 each (airport taxes included).
