Porto Map

Portugal Maps: Porto Map

Porto (Oporto) has a dramatic location at the mouth of the Douro River. Vila Nova de Gaia - the port wine center - is situated south of the river and accessed by the spectacular Ponte Luis I. The Funicular dos Guindais runs down to the bridge from Batalha.

North of the river are Porto's main sights - the cathedral, the Palacio Episcopal and the Bolsa.

The narrow streets in the old city of Ribeira rise steeply up to the north. From the Clérigos Tower the slope becomes much more gentle leading up to Trindade Station, Porto Town Hall and the Lapa district of the city.

To the west the city is laid out in a more spacious style especially in the Boavista area of the city around the Casa da Musica and Casa da Musica Station, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas which opened in 2005.

Porto, like the capital Lisbon, is a city of distinct districts - enjoy them all at your leisure.

Map of Porto

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The best points of access to the city are the main railway stations at São Bento and Campanha. Find Porto museums, churches and parks in Porto.

These include the interesting Torre dos Clerigos and the Igreja dos Clerigos both designed in the 18th century by Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni. An excellent park to relax is the Jardim do Palácio Cristal with views of the River Douro.

The city has some excellent museums include two relatively new ones in the west of the city. These are the World of Discoveries that recreates the voyages of Portuguese explorers during the so-called Age of Discovery and the superb Porto Legends.

Porto Legends is an multimedia show using projection mapping to relate ten legends of Porto's history in an underground setting. Directed by Nuno Maya the narration is by Pedro Abrunhosa and Jeremy Irons. The new facility shares the former Porto Custom's House with the more traditional Museu dos Transportes e Comunicações.

The city is football mad and has two teams FC Porto, who play at the 52,000 capacity Dragão Stadium and Boavista based at Bessa Stadium, which seats 30,000 spectators.

Porto has hotels and guest houses to suit all budgets from luxury five star properties to more budget pensions. Some recommendations include the five star Crowne Plaza Porto and the three star Pao de Acucar Hotel.

For something a little different, the Pestana Palácio do Freixo, is a five star pousada in a converted palace - the Palácio do Freixo, located in the far east of the city.