Why go
- City in Portugal.
- 1 curated must-see attraction on record, including Douro Valley.
- Served by Vila Real Airport (VRL).
- Home to roughly 1,265,000 people.
History
Porto, also known in English as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 273,476 people in a municipal area of 41.42 km2 (16 sq mi). As of 2025, the Porto metropolitan area has around 1.9 million people in an area of 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
Must-see attractions
Outdoor
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Where to stay
Rua da Reboleira 54, 4050-492 Porto, Portugal · ribeiradourohotel.com
R. da Constituição 211, 4200-024 Porto, Portugal · hoteljaguar.pt
R. de São Francisco 2, 4050-548 Porto, Portugal · flh-hotels.com
R. São Pedro de Miragaia 60, 4050-565 Porto, Portugal · timbrehotels.com
R. de José Falcão 39 41, 4050-526 Porto, Portugal · porto.winebookshotels.com
Rua de Miragaia 9, 4050-068 Porto, Portugal · aspasios.com
R. de Santa Catarina 53, 4000-542 Porto, Portugal · flh-hotels.com
Av. dos Aliados 141 147, 4000-067 Porto, Portugal · editoryhotels.com
Av. Gustavo Eiffel 20, 4000-279 Porto, Portugal · eurostarshotels.com.pt
R. das Flores 139, 4050-266 Porto, Portugal · ocahotels.com
R. de Cedofeita 407, 4050-181 Porto, Portugal · oneshothotels.com
Alameda de Basílio Teles 29, 4150-127 Porto, Portugal · vincciporto.com
Praça da Batalha 127 130, 4000-102 Porto, Portugal · legendaryportohotel.com
R. da Vitória 29, 4050-266 Porto, Portugal · ocahotels.com
R. do Bolhão 223, 4000-112 Porto, Portugal · hoteldomhenrique.pt
R. de Sá da Bandeira 53, 4000-433 Porto, Portugal · portobridgeshotel.com
R. de S. João 40, 4050-492 Porto, Portugal · thecentralhousegroup.com
R. de Gonçalo Cristóvão 206 216, 4000-265 Porto, Portugal · yotel.com
Região Norte, Praça da República 29, 4050-495 Porto, Portugal · roomselecthotels.com
Rua da Fábrica 27, 4050-247 Porto, Portugal · stayhotels.pt
R. de Serpa Pinto 60, 4400-307 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal · marriott.com
R. Godinho 15, 4450-148 Matosinhos, Portugal · harbourinn-matosinhos.com
R. de Paulo da Gama 551, 4169-006 Porto, Portugal · pousadasjuventude.pt
R. de Gonçalo Cristóvão 156, 4000-265 Porto, Portugal · hilton.com
R. de Serpa Pinto 124, 4400-307 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal · hilton.com
R. Chã 38 44, 4000-164 Porto, Portugal · hilton.com
R. do Ten. Valadim 146, 4100-476 Porto, Portugal · marriott.com
R. de Monchique 35 a 41, 4050-394 Porto, Portugal · porto.neyahotels.com
R. Jaime Brasil 40, 4350-005 Porto, Portugal · marriott.com
R. Dr. Alberto Aires de Gouveia 19, 4050-023 Porto, Portugal · menina-colina.pt
Indoor
Indoor
R. do Bonjardim 541, 4000-126 Porto, Portugal · villagebyboa.com
R. dos Canastreiros 50, 4050-149 Porto, Portugal · portoriver.pt
Restaurants & places to go
Cafe · Features: outdoor seating Wikipedia: pt:Café Âncora d'Ouro · 45 Praça Parada Leitão, Porto, 4050-456 · cafepiolho.com
Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating Wikipedia: pt:Café A Brasileira (Porto) · abrasileiraporto.com
Regional, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · 220 Rua de Entre Quintas, Porto, 4050-240 · antiqvvm.pt
Ramen, Restaurant · No Ramen Chef Porto, tu és o chef! Personaliza o teu ramen escolhendo o caldo, a massa, os ingredientes e os toppings, e vem descobrir o… · ramenchef.pt
Japanese, Restaurant · Japanese food Opening hours: 12:00-22:30 · 53 Rua de Ramalho Ortigão, Porto, 4000-407 · bugaramenlisboa.pt
Fish, Restaurant · Very good online ratings. Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-15:00,19:00-23:00; Su 12:00-15:00 Features: outdoor seating · temperosdazezinha.eatbu.com
Portuguese, Restaurant · Picota - a mesa do largo, francesinhas, peticos, comida portuguesa, bebidas Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 56 Largo de… · picota.pt
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: 11:30-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, step-free access · 22;24 Rua Sousa Aroso, Matosinhos, 4450-208 · burgerking.pt
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:30-20:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 196 Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira, Porto, 4050-417 · starbucks.pt
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options · 105 Rua de Carlos Alberto, Porto · mrpizza.pt
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:30 · 120 Rua do Almada, 4050-031 · cafe.hardrock.com
Organic, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegan options, step-free access, air conditioning · 184… · honestgreens.com
Empanada, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:30-22:30 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · malvon.es
Brunch, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating · 86 Praça de Carlos Alberto, Porto, 4050-158 · zenithcaffe.pt
Pastel De Nata, Coffee, Cafe · Opening hours: 09:00-22:00 · 312-350 Rua de Santa Catarina, Porto, 4000-443 · nata7.com
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:00-15:30; Th-Sa 11:00- 00:00 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · 85 Rua dos Caldeireiros, Porto, 4050 · asandeira.pt
Brazilian, Restaurant · Opening hours: We,Th 12:30-15:00,19:30-23:00; Fr 12:30-15:00,19:30-24:00; Sa 13:00-16:00,19:30-24:00; Su 13:00-16:00,19:30-23:00 · 322… · capimdourado.pt
Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30,18:00-21:30 · 9 Rua da Cruz de Cristo, Pedroso, 4415-132 · churrasqueiradoscarvalhos.pt
Indoor
Fine Dining, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Fr 20:30-01:00; Sa 19:00-02:00 · 198 Rua de Gonçalo Cristóvão, 4000-265 · porto.thelingerierestaurant.com
Breakfast, Regional, Burger, Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: 08:00-18:00 Features: step-free access, air conditioning · 11,12 Rua do Carmo, Porto, 4050-164 · coffee.noshi.pt
International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-22:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · instagram.com
Mediterranean, Portuguese, European, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 19:00-23:00; Fr,Sa 19:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating · 52 Travessa da Figueirôa,… · arcodavelha.wordpress.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-00:00 · 249 Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira, 4050-421 · bladesteak.pt
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 18:30-22:30; Sa-Su 12:30-15:00, 18:30-22:30 Features: vegetarian options · 61-65 Rua da Picaria, Porto, 4050-477 · en.boabao.pt
Middle Eastern, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: vegan options · 652 Rua de Fernandes Tomás, Porto · cultofpita.com
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-15:00,19:00-23:30 Features: takeaway · 545 Rua Veloso Salgado, Leça da Palmeira, 4450-801 · hoshikuzu.pt
Noodle, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · Rua de Ricardo Jorge, 4050-514 · kungfu-niuniu.locallya.com
Pasta, Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-sa 19:00-02:00 · 156 Rua de José Falcão, Porto, 4050-315 · instagram.com
Crepe, Ice Cream, Brunch, Coffee Shop, French, Pastry, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00 · 59-67 R. França Júnior, Matosinhos, 4450-065 · instagram.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-15:00,19:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 7592 Estrada da Circunvalação, Porto, 4200-005 · minos-pizza-bar-sao-joao.ola.click
European, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 19:00-24:00; Fr-Sa,PH 19:00-02:00 Features: step-free access · Rua Particular Meneses Russel · flowandco.pt
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-15:00, 19:30-22:00; Sa 11:30-15:00, 19:30-22:00 · 639 Rua Augusto Simões, Cidade da Maia · facebook.com
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: 12:00-15:30,19:00-23:30 · 67 Rua de Ricardo Jorge, Porto · oddmenu.com
Traditional, Portuguese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 10:00-00:00; Mo, We-Th 10:00-00:00; Su 10:00-19:00 Features: outdoor seating, air conditioning ·… · my.matterport.com
Local, Portuguese, Regional, Sandwich, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-00:00 · 69 Largo de São Domingos, 4450-265 · pregar.pt
Fracesinha, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:30; We-Sa 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:30; Su 19:00-22:30 · 9 Rua 25 de Abril, Vila Nova de Gaia,… · tappascaffe.pt
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,We-Th,Su 12:00-15:30,19:00-23:00; Tu 19:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-15:30,19:00-23:30 Features: vegan options · 502 Rua… · vietview.pt
Spanish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 18:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, air conditioning · 51 Traversa de Cedofeita
German, French Fries, Currywurst, Sausage, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-23:00 Features: vegan options · 302 Rua do Bonjardim, Porto, 4000-115
Cake, Burger, Grill, Breakfast, Fine Dining, Coffee Shop, Tea, Chicken, Portuguese, Sandwich, Regional, Seafood, Pizza, Hot Dog, Local, Bagel, Ice Cream, Cafe…
Chinese, Restaurant · Chinese restaurant · chinesdaponte.com
Belarusian, European, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa,Su 09:00-16:00; Jan 01 off Features: outdoor seating · 469 Rua da Boavista, Porto, 4050-108 · cafedom.pt
Fries, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options · 11,13 Rua dos Caldeireiros, Porto · potatoprojectpt.com
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Airports
Francisco Sá Carneiro Porto Airport (OPO) 12 km to the centre
Porto, 13, PT — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 22 airlines (Ryanair, TAP Portugal, SATA International, easyJet…) · direct flights to 61 destinations incl. Madrid, Barcelona, Brussels, Lisbon, Paris… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 22 airlines, 61 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 36 routes: Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bremen, Brussels, Carcassonne, Chalons, Charleroi, Clermont-Ferrand, Dole, Dortmund, Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro, Gran Canaria, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, La Rochelle, Lille, Lisbon, Liverpool, London, Maastricht, Madrid, Marseille, Memmingen, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, St-Etienne, Strasbourg, Tenerife, Tours, Valencia, Weeze
- TAP Portugal TP (A320, Fokker 100, A319, ERJ-145, A330-200, 313…) · 21 routes: Amsterdam, Barcelona*, Brussels*, Caracas, Frankfurt*, Funchal, Geneva, Lajes (terceira Island)*, Lisbon, London, Luxemburg*, Madrid*, Milano*, Newark, Paris, Ponta Delgada*, Rio De Janeiro, Rome, Sao Paulo, Toronto*, Zurich
- SATA International S4 (A320, ERJ-145, Fokker 100, A319, 313) · 8 routes: Barcelona*, Funchal*, Lajes (terceira Island), Lisbon*, Madrid*, Munich, Ponta Delgada, Toronto
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 5 routes: Geneva, London, Lyon, Mulhouse, Paris
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, CRK, CRJ-900) · 4 routes: Barcelona, Brussels, Madrid*, Paris*
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 4 routes: Funchal, Lyon, Nantes, Paris
- US Airways US (ERJ-145, A319, A320, A330-200) · 3 routes: Lisbon*, Madrid*, Newark*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 3 routes: Barcelona, Brussels, Paris
- Alitalia AZ (Fokker 100, ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Milano*, Rome*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich*
- Aigle Azur ZI (A319, A320) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Transat TS (310) · 1 route: Lisbon
- British Airways BA (A319, A320) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319) · 1 route: Brussels
- Etihad Airways EY (Fokker 100, ERJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Finnair AY (A319, A320) · 1 route: Zurich*
- Flybe BE (Embraer 175) · 1 route: Birmingham
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321) · 1 route: Frankfurt
- Luxair LG (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- TAAG Angola Airlines DT (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Luanda
- Thai Airways International TG (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Madrid
- Transavia Holland HV (737-700, 737-800) · 1 route: Amsterdam
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Vilar de Luz Airfield 16 km to the centre
Maia, 13, PT — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Braga Municipal Aerodrome 50 km to the centre
Braga, 03, PT — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Vila Real Airport (VRL) 76 km to the centre
Vila Real, 17, PT — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Espinho Airfield 20 km to the centre
01, PT
São Jacinto Airfield 56 km to the centre
Aveiro, 01, PT
Getting there by ferry
Cais da Estiva
Ferry terminal · 1.5 km from the centre · Douro River Ferry
Cais do Choupelo
Ferry terminal · 1.7 km from the centre · Douro River Ferry
Afurada
Ferry terminal · 2.9 km from the centre
Cais do Ouro
Ferry terminal · 3 km from the centre
Estação de Passageiros
Ferry terminal · 8.1 km from the centre
Cais da Estiva - Cais do Choupelo
Ferry route · Douro River Ferry
Cais do Ouro – Afurada
Ferry route · Transportes Metropolitanos do Porto
Travessia Fluvial: Afurada → Cais do Ouro
Ferry route · Andante
Travessia Fluvial: Cais do Ouro → Afurada
Ferry route · Andante
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Vila Real Airport (VRL); 10 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: OPO has direct flights to 61 destinations on 22 airlines (incl. Madrid, Barcelona, Brussels, Lisbon, Paris…). By water: 5 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Cais da Estiva, 1.5 km); routes include Cais da Estiva - Cais do Choupelo, Cais do Ouro – Afurada, Travessia Fluvial: Afurada → Cais do Ouro.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Porto, Portugal. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Metro · Porto's light metro; STCP runs the buses and trams. · Fares: Andante card · Airport: Metro Line E from the airport
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Fractional, jet card · Citation, Phenom, Challenger, Global · The European arm of NetJets, based in Lisbon.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing
Food & Wine
Boat Tour