The most impressive part of the city are the narrow, steep stairs of the old town and the small old houses at the Douro river bank with the contrast of the huge steelwork construction double bridge. But the large part of sights you will find by strolling around in the upper part of the city such as the beautiful Estacao de Sao Bento, the Stock Exchange Palace, a 19 th century gem of arab and european good taste, and the cathedral Sé with the Episcopal Palace and the Igreja dos Grilos.
Igreja e Torre dos Clerigos Here you can enjoy an overall view to the city. The church itself, built in Baroque style is open daily from 9am to 5.30pm.
Cathedral Sé The cathedral's cloister is much more impressing than the interior of this old church at the edge of the old town. From the dazzling chapterhouse you have a nice view over the old quarter.
Igreja Sao Francisco and Museum This is perhaps the most extraordinary church in town. The Gothic outside contrasts with the unbelievable ornate attack of 18th century refurbishment.
Igreja Paroquial de Santo Ildefonso
Address: at Praca da Batalha
Port cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia This is a must see for every Port lover. Your heart will jump for joy when you see the skyline of Vila Nova de Gaia: Taylors, Dows, Sandeman, Calem, Offley, Ramos Pinto, Ferreira, Niepoort, Kopke etc. Most of these houses open their cellars to visitors and offer guided tours and a small wine tasting at the end. It is really interesting to hear and see how port was produced (and still is) and what differences there are in vinification. Calem offers tours on saturdays and sundays, Croft's cellars is the only Port Wine House
that is open all year round, seven days a week, from 10h00 to 18h00. Croft's
cellars only close on January the 1st and December the 25th.
Instituto do Vinho do Porto The Port Wine Institute is the entity that is responsible for supervising and certifying wines bearing the Porto denomination of origin, by controlling the quality and quantity of the wines. Here you will learn everything about port wines.
Address: Rua de Ferreira Borges 27, 4050-237 Porto Tel: +351 22 207 16 00 Fax: +351 22 207 16 99 URL: http://www.ivp.pt Email: ivp@ivp.pt
Igreja e Torre dos Clerigos Here you can enjoy an overall view to the city. The church itself, built in Baroque style is open daily from 9am to 5.30pm.
Cathedral Sé The cathedral's cloister is much more impressing than the interior of this old church at the edge of the old town. From the dazzling chapterhouse you have a nice view over the old quarter.
Igreja Sao Francisco and Museum This is perhaps the most extraordinary church in town. The Gothic outside contrasts with the unbelievable ornate attack of 18th century refurbishment.
Igreja Paroquial de Santo Ildefonso
Address: at Praca da Batalha
Port cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia This is a must see for every Port lover. Your heart will jump for joy when you see the skyline of Vila Nova de Gaia: Taylors, Dows, Sandeman, Calem, Offley, Ramos Pinto, Ferreira, Niepoort, Kopke etc. Most of these houses open their cellars to visitors and offer guided tours and a small wine tasting at the end. It is really interesting to hear and see how port was produced (and still is) and what differences there are in vinification. Calem offers tours on saturdays and sundays, Croft's cellars is the only Port Wine House
that is open all year round, seven days a week, from 10h00 to 18h00. Croft's
cellars only close on January the 1st and December the 25th.
Instituto do Vinho do Porto The Port Wine Institute is the entity that is responsible for supervising and certifying wines bearing the Porto denomination of origin, by controlling the quality and quantity of the wines. Here you will learn everything about port wines.
Address: Rua de Ferreira Borges 27, 4050-237 Porto Tel: +351 22 207 16 00 Fax: +351 22 207 16 99 URL: http://www.ivp.pt Email: ivp@ivp.pt
The most impressive part of the city are the narrow, steep stairs of the old town and the small old houses at the Douro river bank with the contrast of the huge steelwork construction double bridge. But the large part of sights you will find by strolling around in the upper part of the city such as the beautiful Estacao de Sao Bento, the Stock Exchange Palace, a 19 th century gem of arab and european good taste, and the cathedral Sé with the Episcopal Palace and the Igreja dos Grilos.
This is a must see for every Port lover. Your heart will jump for joy when you see the skyline of Vila Nova de Gaia: Taylors, Dows, Sandeman, Calem, Offley, Ramos Pinto, Ferreira, Niepoort, Kopke etc. Most of these houses open their cellars to visitors and offer guided tours and a small wine tasting at the end. It is really interesting to hear and see how port was produced (and still is) and what differences there are in vinification. Calem offers tours on saturdays and sundays, Croft's cellars is the only Port Wine House
that is open all year round, seven days a week, from 10h00 to 18h00. Croft's
cellars only close on January the 1st and December the 25th.
