Porto Experience

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About Oporto

Porto also known as Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and the capital of Norte region. It is, along with Lisbon, one of Portugal's two global cities. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river, in northern Portugal.

Being the largest city in the region, it is considered its economic and cultural heart. With an estimated population of about 220,000, it lies at the center of the political Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto, with a population of slightly more than 1.7 million and is the main agglomeration of northern Portugal.

The city of Porto comprises 15 civil parishes. The historic center of Porto was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.

One of Portugal's most internationally famous products, Port wine, is named after the city because it is produced in, and shipped from the area or, more precisely, from Vila Nova de Gaia, a city just across the river which belongs to the same conurbation.

The Latin name of Porto, Portus Cale, is the origin of the name "Portugal" for the whole country. In Portuguese, the city is usually referred to with the definite article as "o Porto" (the port), hence the English name "Oporto".

Day 1

Arrival to Porto’s airport at a time to be defined. * Meet & greet and transfer to Pousada do Porto – Freixo Palace 5*. * Porto panoramic bus tour + boat tour “6 bridges”. * Dinner at restaurant Casa da Música. * Accommodation.

Day 2

Breakfast in the hotel. * FD Porto Experience. * Porto Emotion Photo Safari in the morning. * Lunch in Ribeira area at restaurant Postigo do Carvão. * Bike along the river Douro and / or Tuk Tuk tour in the old part of the city. * Dinner at restaurant DOP. * Accommodation.

Day 3

Breakfast in the hotel. * FD Douro Valley with jeep tour and wine tasting (includes lunch at a local estate). * Gala dinner at restaurant Barão Fladgate – Taylor’s Wine Cellars. * Accommodation.