Purely Porto's Guidebook
Food Scene
High quality Mediterranean cuisine with friendly and professional service in a quiet setting just a short walk from the Purely Porto apartment!
19 locals recommend
éLeBê Baixa
118 R. de Santo IldefonsoHigh quality Mediterranean cuisine with friendly and professional service in a quiet setting just a short walk from the Purely Porto apartment!
Find a seat inside to take in the atmosphere (and the pastries and cakes)
907 locals recommend
Cafe Majestic
112 Rua Santa CatarinaFind a seat inside to take in the atmosphere (and the pastries and cakes)
Join the locals and queue for a sandwich ham or ham and cheese. Order inside! No service on the terrace. You'll see and taste here the real basic Portuguese version. Preferably with a Super Bock beer on the terrace.
451 locals recommend
Casa Guedes
130 Praça dos PoveirosJoin the locals and queue for a sandwich ham or ham and cheese. Order inside! No service on the terrace. You'll see and taste here the real basic Portuguese version. Preferably with a Super Bock beer on the terrace.
Sightseeing
Not only the church is worth a visit: also enjoy the view from the stairs to its left!
87 locals recommend
Church of Saint Ildefonso
11 R. de Santo IldefonsoNot only the church is worth a visit: also enjoy the view from the stairs to its left!
Near this place you find various restaurants, shops, an underground parking, a small park with chess players, a special Library with very old manuscripts,...
23 locals recommend
Praça dos Poveiros
Praça dos PoveirosNear this place you find various restaurants, shops, an underground parking, a small park with chess players, a special Library with very old manuscripts,...
Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto
2 R. de Dom João IVWonderful old original manuscripts
Campo 24 de Agosto
Campo 24 de AgostoThe metro station is in our street: fast and easy!
Walk from our street down towards the Douro river and enjoy one of the best views (that nit many tourist seem to know about) of the river and its iconic bridges.
Ponte Infante D. Henrique
Ponte do InfanteWalk from our street down towards the Douro river and enjoy one of the best views (that nit many tourist seem to know about) of the river and its iconic bridges.
Mercado do Bolhao
322 R. FormosaWait until they reopen this fantastic market!
Rua de Santa Catarina
Rua de Santa CatarinaA very popular shopping street
Here it is: very popular on instagram. Because of its blue tiled exterior - but do go inside too!
223 locals recommend
Chapel of Souls
428 Rua de Santa CatarinaHere it is: very popular on instagram. Because of its blue tiled exterior - but do go inside too!
Building interesting for its architecture. And don't forget to check out thr scheduled events!
270 locals recommend
Ageas Porto Coliseum
137 R. de Passos ManuelBuilding interesting for its architecture. And don't forget to check out thr scheduled events!
They not only show great performances, but also their tour of the building and the theatre is very interesting!
313 locals recommend
São João National Theater
Praça da BatalhaThey not only show great performances, but also their tour of the building and the theatre is very interesting!
They say that the author of Harry Potter found some of her inspiration in Porto and in this amazing bookshop
1351 locals recommend
Livraria Lello
144 R. das CarmelitasThey say that the author of Harry Potter found some of her inspiration in Porto and in this amazing bookshop
Porto Cathedral
Terreiro da SéPorto's magnificent cathedral
Beautiful building not only for art students
31 locals recommend
Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto
265 Av. de Rodrigues de FreitasBeautiful building not only for art students