Advantages: Beautiful City, Excellent Night Life Disadvantages: Can't Find Any
...(the expensive area of Porto, where you can find the best 5*** hotels as well), or you can go to Cedofeita (the less expensive area).In Cedofeita there is several monuments really beautiful and very old, among them the famous Clerigostower (the view from there is great). You can also go to St.Catarina St (near Sao Bento train station).
I suggest visiting Palácio De Cristal (Crystal Palace) in Boavista and Castelo do Queijo in Foz.
I have to say you will find this City friendly and the good thing is 70% of the population can speak basic English.
Well I could be here for ages writing about Porto, but this is just a brief review.
Go there, enjoy, and be happy....
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Advantages: A perfect City break Disadvantages: Few
...'s northern industrial region and its wealth is obvious, with a palacial Stock Exchange, the Clerigostower built in the C18th by an Italian architect; Sao Bento railway station with 20,000 hand-painted tiles of historical scenes decorating the walls and the Café Majestic with mirrored walls and crystal chandeliers. Old and rich.
Despite it’s age, Oporto is a modern cosmopolitan city with ultra-modern shopping centres and offices springing up everywhere. On the other hand, the Rua de Santa Catarina is a pedestrianised street where the main boutiques and coffee shops are located and the Bulhao is a covered market – go and savour the hams, sausages and the beautiful flowers on sale.
Go to one of the restaurants on the Ribeira for lunch, maybe to the sound of Fado, the traditional soul music of Portugal, and if you’re brave...
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Advantages: A beautiful Tower in a beautiful place! Disadvantages: none
...of the shoreline on that area, back in 1940.
In 1983 UNESCO classified it as "Cultural World Heritage"
The "Torre de Belém" is in a very pleasant and beautiful part of Lisbon. Close to the river, you'll find nice gardens and other interest sightings around it. I recommend a visit to CCB (it's a cultural building with theaters, and museums, such as the Design Museum), the "Mosteiro dos Jerónimos" a magnificent Church that once was a monastery, "Museu dos Coches" it's a beautiful old chariots museum, and "Pasteis de Belém" were you can eat stupendous custard tarts (there are 2 reviews about it), and "Padrao dos Descobrimentos" a newer tower built to commemorate the Portuguese discoveries where you can admire a great city sight.
I recommend a full day to Belém, you won't regret it!
Visiting it:
From October to April it's open from 10 AM...
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