Porto — Sights
Orange roofs tumbling down to the Douro.
- Livraria Lello — The bookshop people queue for, all for one red staircase
- Dom Luís I Bridge — Walk beside the metro up top, or right above the river below
- Ribeira — Porto's postcard face: coloured houses stacked by the river
- Port Wine Cellars in Gaia — Walk between oak casks, finish with three glasses of port
- São Bento Station azulejos — A working station whose hall is wall-to-wall blue tile painting
- Clérigos Tower — A tight spiral climb to a sea of red roofs
- Porto Cathedral — A fortress-like cathedral with tiled cloisters and a free viewpoint
- Capela das Almas — A small chapel wrapped entirely in blue tile pictures
- Bolhão Market — Two floors of fruit, fish and green wine to graze on
- Serralves Museum and Park — A white museum, a pink art deco villa and a treetop walk
- Jardim do Morro sunset — Sit on the grass and watch the sun drop behind Ribeira
- Foz do Douro — Sunset at the river mouth, by a wave-battered lighthouse
- Douro Valley — A day among endless terraced vineyards along the river
- Guimarães and Braga day trip — The castle where Portugal began, and a zigzag stair to the sky
- Six Bridges cruise on the Douro — Fifty minutes on a rabelo boat, under six bridges
- Palácio da Bolsa — Gold-leaf Arab Room, tours only
- Igreja de São Francisco — Gold from wall to ceiling, catacombs below
- Jardins do Palácio de Cristal — Peacocks, roses and a river-view terrace
- Casa da Música — Koolhaas' giant white rock of a concert hall
- Igreja do Carmo — A full side wall of blue azulejos, far fewer crowds
- Soares dos Reis National Museum — Portugal's oldest national museum
- Jardim das Virtudes — Terraced garden with sunset over the Douro
- Serra do Pilar Monastery — Round cloister and the best Porto skyline
- Gaia Cable Car — Five minutes in the air above the riverside
- Matosinhos Beach — Surf beach with a grill street behind it