Thing to do
1. Ribeira Riverside Walk
A walk along Porto's medieval waterfront, from Praça da Ribeira past the old quay walls to the Dom Luís I Bridge, at the heart of the UNESCO-listed centre.
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2. Walking in Alfama
Lisbon's oldest quarter, a maze of steep lanes and stairways between the castle and the river that largely survived the 1755 earthquake.
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3. Mercado do Bolhão
Porto's restored 1914 market hall, reopened in 2022, where fishmongers, butchers, greengrocers and small restaurants trade around a two-level open courtyard.
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4. Time Out Market Lisboa
Opened in 2014 inside the Mercado da Ribeira, this food hall gathers 26 restaurants and several bars chosen by Time Out's editors under one roof.
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5. Feira da Ladra
Lisbon's long-running flea market, with roots traced to the thirteenth century, fills Campo de Santa Clara behind São Vicente de Fora every Tuesday and Saturday.
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6. Taylor’s Port Cellars
Self-guided visits through Taylor's 300-year-old port lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, with an audio guide in 13 languages and a tasting of three ports.
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7. Fado Museum
A museum in a former Alfama pumping station that tells the story of fado, Lisbon's urban song, through instruments, recordings, paintings and singers' biographies.
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8. Porto Historic Trams
Vintage trams run by STCP along the Douro from the historic centre to Foz on line 1, and from Massarelos up to Carmo and Clérigos on line 18.
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9. Fado at Casa da Guitarra
Intimate daily fado concerts in a Porto house founded in 2012 to promote the Portuguese guitar, with a singer accompanied by Portuguese and classical guitars.
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10. Rossio and the Baixa on foot
A walk through the grid of the Pombaline Baixa, from the Rossio's wave-patterned square and Teatro Nacional to Rua Augusta and the river.
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