Porto
Porto, also known in English as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon.
Porto, also known in English as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 273,476 people in a municipal area of 41.42 km2 (16 sq mi). As of 2025, the Porto metropolitan area has around 1.9 million people in an area of 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
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Worth seeing in and around Porto
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Estádio do Dragão
The Estádio do Dragão is an all-seater football stadium in Porto, Portugal, and the home ground of FC Porto since 2003. It has a seating capacity of 50,033, making it the third-largest football stadium in Portugal.
2.6 km · football stadium in Porto, Portugal · Wikipedia - 02University of Porto
The University of Porto is a Portuguese public research university located in Porto, and founded on 22 March 1911. It is the second largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students, after the University of Lisbon, and has one of the most noted research outputs in Portugal.
500 m · public research university in Porto, Portugal · Wikipedia - 03Luiz I Bridge
The Luiz I Bridge, commonly known as Dom Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the river Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At its construction, its 172 metres span was the longest of its type in the world.
1.1 km · bridge in Porto, Portugal · Wikipedia - 04Estádio do Bessa
The Estádio do Bessa Sec. XXI (English: Bessa Stadium Sec.
3 km · football stadium in Porto, Portugal · Wikipedia - 05Casa da Música
The Casa da Música is a concert hall in Porto, Portugal. It was designed by architect Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2005.
1.9 km · concert hall · Wikipedia - 06Metro do Porto
The Porto Metro is a light rail network in Porto, Portugal and a key part of the city's public transport system. It runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs while using low-floor tram vehicles.
1.6 km · light rail system in Porto, Portugal · Wikipedia - 07Porto Cathedral
The Porto Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal. It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque monuments.
800 m · cathedral · Wikipedia - 08Ponte de D. Maria Pia
Maria Pia Bridge, commonly known as Dona Maria Pia Bridge, is a railway bridge built in 1877 and attributed to Gustave Eiffel. It is situated between the Portuguese Northern municipalities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
1.6 km · bridge in Porto, Portugal · Wikipedia - 09Palácio da Bolsa
The Stock Exchange Palace is a historical building in Porto, Portugal. The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association in Neoclassical style.
1 km · building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal · Wikipedia - 10Church of Saint Ildefonso
The Igreja de Santo Ildefonso is an eighteenth-century church in Porto, Portugal. The church is located near Batalha Square.
500 m · 18th-century church in Oporto · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Porto is a mysterious city that reveals its charm to the visitor through time. Take your time, wander through the mazes and alleys of the city. Take in the old, bohemian spirit of the city. Hike through the Ribeira and Foz do Douro regions (the latter, at sunset).
- 01Palácio da Bolsa
- 02Sé do Porto
- 03Port Wine Institute
A small exhibition about Port wine and its certification process.
- 04City Hall
Avenida dos Aliados.
- 05Igreja de São Francisco
- 06Mercado do Bolhão
A traditional market of fruits, vegetables, fish and meat.
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Things to do
Douro river cruise. Take a cruise upriver (the cost starts at €15 (although they can be slightly cheaper if paired with a different activity) and takes about 50 minutes. Cruises run from 10:00 to 18:30, with sailings every 30 minutes for most operators.
- 01Teatro Nacional São João
- 02FC Porto
They play in Primeira Liga, Portugal's top tier.
- 03Boavista FC
They were relegated in 2025 and now play in Liga 2 the second tier.
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Where to eat
Porto has some of the finest restaurants in Portugal. It is said that if you like to eat, you should go to Porto because it's a place where you eat well in terms of quality and amount (even Lisbon citizens say that in Porto is where they eat the best food).
- 01Café Piolho / Âncora
- 02Taberna Folias de Baco
A small cozy Portuguese restaurant with a nice ambiance.
- 03Laurear
Small and cozy place with very friendly service.
- 04Trinkas Petisqueira Lounge
Very good cuisine, simple, homemade and careful.
- 05Taxca
A typical Portuguese tavern, with excellent quality gastronomy products, the atmosphere is fantastic, typical of a tavern, without table service, the hanging hams immediately whet your appetite.
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Getting to Porto
- Airports
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro (OPO), 12 km · Santiago-Rosalía de Castro (SCQ), 195 km · Lisbon Humberto Delgado (LIS), 267 km
- Stations
- São Bento railway station, 500 m · Campanhã railway station, 2.1 km · Portus Cale, 1.9 km · Leixões Port, 8.3 km
- Lisbon → Porto273 km · quickest by air, 4h 12m · €90–140
- Faro → Porto463 km · quickest by air, 4h 12m · €100–150
- Santiago de Compostela → Porto193 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · €23–32
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Porto
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Porto. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe Andante Gold, like the Andante Blue can be used in all metro lines, the funicular and all buses.
- Get aroundYour Andante must be validated before you enter the metro, bus or funicular.
- Get aroundThere are ferry boats that connect Porto to the neighboring city of Vila Nova de Gaia, although you can easily walk or travel by car, metro or bus to the other side.
- Get aroundNear the Douro there is a heliport with a helicopter available for people to use to get to know the city as a whole.
- Go nextMinho region — Go on a day trip to this region.
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