When you visit Porto and the North of Portugal, you’ll discover a region where cities, nature and tradition come together. In Minho you’ll find the birthplace of Portugal (Guimarães), the Portuguese Rome (Braga), the oldest village in Portugal (Ponte de Lima) and the one and only Peneda-Gerês National Park.
In Trás-os-Montes you must visit: Bragança, the beautiful Montesinho Nature Park, where you’ll find a village divided between two countries and the most beautiful part of Douro.
When you visit Porto you’ll soon find out that there are many things to do in Porto. This is an authentic city like no other in Europe – friendly people, a rich gastronomy and much more.
What are you waiting for? Check below all that Porto and Northern Portugal have to offer.
Recently we went on a road trip to visit some other beautiful places in northern Portugal: the wonderful village of Gimonde and beautiful city of Bragança. This city is the main city in this Portuguese region and is only a few quilometres away from Montesinho Natural Park and Spain. Discover the village of Gimonde Our itinerary in the northern Portuguese…
To help you to prepare your trip to the Portuguese capital of the north, I made a list of what are for me the top 3 Porto hotels, by category. Plan your visit to Porto and prepare yourself for some great times! What were the selection criteria when choosing the best Porto hotels? I’ve chosen hotels with more…
With over 500 available apartments in Porto, it is hard to choose where to stay in the Portuguese capital of the north. To help you on your research and avoid losing more than 2 hours searching for the right apartment, I’ve prepared my top 10 of the best Porto apartments. What was the selection criteria? I’ve…
Do you want to discover Northern Portugal but don’t know what places to visit? In this article you’ll find some of the most beautiful places in this Portuguese region and in the country. Here is our top 10 of the places to visit in Northern Portugal 1. Porto The beautiful capital of Northern Portugal doesn’t need introduction,…
The city of Guimaraes, in northern Portugal, will always be associated to the foundation of Portugal, so people know it as the “birthplace of the Portuguese nation“. Some of the main political and military events took place in the year 1128 and led to the independence of a new nation: Portugal. The “cradle city” is…
One of the things to do in Portugal is definitely visiting Porto. The city of Porto has a remarkable importance in Portugal’s history – it was the city that gave the name to this beautiful country. By visiting Porto you will discover a city like no other in Europe, friendly people, a rich gastronomy and much…
Peneda-Gerês National Park was created in 1971 and is located in northern Portugal. It covers a total area of 72 000 hectares (177 915 acres). This park is located in Minho region, in Viana do Castelo, Vila Real and Braga districts, northwest of Portugal, about 100 km from Porto. The park is home to more…