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Say less! I’ll be in Portugal this May and my entire trip I just want to get lost in your country and have the best time EVER! I look forward to seeing what Portugal has to offer ☺️
The Lello and Brothers Bookstore used to be free for visitation, but due to the swarms of tourists entering everyday to take pictures and not buying anything, the stairs and the floor (on 19th century boards) became wobbly and damaged, the carpet had to be changed 4x per year and the real buyers would skip the place not to be hindered by visitors. The bookstore went through a complete restoration, spent nearly a year closed, and when it reopened it started doing the system shown above.
I was born in Porto and raised in the USA.... but now am living in Porto ...... and the quality of life in general and the relative safety is way better than most places in the so called developed world.
I've just come back from a lovely 3 days short break in Porto. Porto is beautiful and is certainly becoming a must see city break destination. Plenty of things to see and do, it's very reasonably priced, lots of great restaurants, cafes and bars, cheap and efficient public transport and we had 3 days of lovely March sunshine. Loved every minute.
That is not necessarily true... tourists who might read this, Porto is generally safe but SOME areas are not safe to be walking alone late in the night. Just get yourself well informed ahead!
As a woman travelling on my own I like to find safe places to travel. I live in Scotland and flights to Porto are really cheap and I think you have made up my mind I’ll definitely be visiting Porto 👍
Porto is a very charming city and easy to get to, I hope I can return to visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!
I'm from Porto, but have been living in Lisbon for 5 years now. When I was younger, Porto always seemed to me very decadent, sad and grey. 15/10 years ago the streets were full of old abandoned buildings, there were almost no tourists and no lines for livraria lello. Porto just bloomed really fast, and it became beautiful. Although I still prefer Lisbon, I will be forever amazed and proud of Porto's growth.
Lisbon is for amateurs. Too bright. And lacking what Porto has - a truly old historical center. Pombaline grid system ruined the city for me. It's also way more spreadout making walking the city unfeasible.
We visited the algarve, Lisbon and Sintra. But we missed Porto and it sucks! We will come back to Portugal some day and visit Porto it looks incredibly Beautiful.
Be sure to visit the Douro Valley, Braga, Guimarães and Viana do Castelo among others! The north of Portugal is one of my favorite regions of Portugal and I will always love in particular Porto (my mother's city) and Braga (my University) . SAUDADE!
Hey guys! Thanks so much for watching our Porto guide. We've also created a *LISBON TRAVEL GUIDE* you can check out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-STAOrE5bfxk.html
I travelled to Porto & Lisbon during the previous World Cup (& I believe it was Pride too). I’m from Liverpool! I want to live in Porto or Lisbon because, quite frankly, they are two of the best cities I ever have been to (& that includes places like New York). I remember being at one of the bridges near Gaia & there were children charging small fees to “jump off.” I was envious. I wish I had this level of sun as a child, especially being a summer baby. I adore this country (& your common sense to drug laws & drug addiction, unlike my country, lead by an obese scarecrow with horrific teeth).
As a Porto inhabitant, I absolutely loved this video! You've only missed one thing, climbing up the Clérigos Tower, one of the best viewpoints of the whole city. Keep it up ;)
Hi there guys, welcome to my home. My family and i moved here 7 years ago, we moved to the mountain area and started a base for people to come and learn all about how to be sustainable. We live in a little broken down old village only a few old people left here, but they teach us their trick and tips for growing food all year round, we have been able to be self-sustaible for almost 5 years now. I am an artist, my husband does odd jobs around the villages to help the old people, and to pay some of the bills we have. There are always lots of beautiful things to see driving around our mountains, and there is the odd restaurant by the side of the road selling delicious mountain food, there are swimming pools in the summer, and there are natural fresh water rivers to swim in, the cleanest in Portugal, beautiful self service accommodation, with views to make you believe in magic the moment you wake. Here in our village we have a second hand clothes stall, goats for milking, fruit trees, olive trees, nut trees, all in abundance, yet there are no people here, a piece of paradise in the mountains. We also invite musicians to come and record their albums in our wine cellar studio. I have a blog if you would like to see, the things that go on here, pictures of the area, how to get about, and my little shop, with my art and our music page, check it out, help us keep self sustaining our world one family at a time... portugalmountains.blogspot.com inside my blog you can find links to buy our music. enjoy, keep up the good work in Portugal
I really want to travel to Porto, so thanks so much for your wonderful tips. The bookstore looks so magical...Love your choice of music and how the video is shot, edited and narrated.
3:23 Well, the main train station of the city, Campanhã, is on the outskirts of the town and that's where most long course trains stop. If you'd want to end your journey on São Bento, you'd then have to change to some of the urban or regional trains (the urbans are cheaper and I believe you can use the andante card for those, which the card you use for the metro).
hi from Korea, I lived in Lisbon on and off for 6 months and liked it, but my favorite is Porto, the lively and nice..there..All-time favorite is Porto, walked Camino Portuguese for 2 times already, love Porto. The city of Arts..........for me, Love Porto the most. By the way, recently you guys were in Korea, thank you. and hope you can visit Jeonju, my town. The next time, pls let me know, I am a culinary tour guide for English speaking tourists, love to show you more of Jeonju...hidden for the locals..
@@samuelandaudrey oh, now I am in Praha traveling for a month myself... I sometimes wonder how you do the travels like these, Admire your energy~~^^ See you in Jeonju some time later..^^
It is great to see your traveling channels that help me explore many different places without leaving my home town; and one day, I hope to have the chance to visit Porto, Portugal as well.
Loved this blog, it has been so nice meeting both of your parents through your post. Your parents did a good job on you two, really shows! Happy travels.
I loved watching your vídeo! Also loved the way you described Porto and couldnt agree more : “Lisboa is beautiful, Porto is magical” . We are grateful to hear from everyone who visits us such positive comments about Portugal! Welcome to Porto !
I'm from Porto, born and raised in those beatiful streets, and i think you've should included the gardens of Palácio de Cristal...a great place to relax with some amazing sights
Ah guys this was so great! We were there not so long ago (just last fall). Porto is majestic. And that book store right!? Would love to cross paths with you fellow Canadians. - Trevor (We're from Halifax)
We're off to Italy for the first 2 weeks in June. Then Greece for about a month! We must be just missing each other on our travels because we've been to a lot of the same places.
Going to Porto next month! Very excited to know this beautiful city and explore Portugal for the second time! Lots of love from your brother country 🇧🇷
My recommendation in Porto is : visit Jardim do Morro in Vila Nova de Gaia and after the sunset have a dinner in Bistrô Bom Gosto, the same side of the river. They have a fantastic food.
OMG you guys are so cute!!! Thanks for visiting my country!! I'm from Porto and I'm so impressed, you guys say all the words and the names so perfectly :)) I'm really happy you liked my city Please come back
Spred Billys ashes in porto market, lovely place! On the 27th of march they will return and bring with them from dust the condemned of the old world 27658685334048954i5348534867348967634784368934768945973475983476349856732896734857237623857235972357239672367329674329674239675249067240957096769067469074366346363463463
Hi, Samuel and Audrey. Porto is a very underrated city in Portugal. I am not familiar with European Portuguese, but I am familiar with Brazilian Portuguese. I hope your trip to Stockholm, Sweden, and Sao Paulo, Brazil will be inspiring.
You guys made me discovering a really enchanting city....Your video is amazing as usual, full of interesting contents and informations. You're great!! Hugs from Milan!! Renata
Já vos vi em Malaca lá tem cultura portuguesa, e eles tem muito orgulho na sua cultura felicidades e tudo de bom para vocês sois uns gaijos fixes saúde e muita felicidade.
Hi there, i have to thank you for coming to Portugal, and showing the good things we have in one of our cities. Realy pleasant to hear positive coments about it, i too love Porto, its old and magic. When you have a chance, come to Azores islands, we are Portguese but in midle of atlantic ocean. We have owesome nature sight and calm that you can definatly enjoy.
Thanks for the francesinha recommendation! I went to Bufete Fase tonight for dinner and my Porto francesinha experience was exactly like your video, right down to the extra french fries and sauce. Better than the francesinha place my travel guidebook highlighted.
Bufete Fase is really good! It's pretty much the only thing they cook but it's pretty good. I also love the one from Brasão and my favourite vegetarian is in Lado B (although I don't really enjoy their regular Francesinha). Yuko is nice but not located downtown. If you ever go to Braga, they have a restaurant "Taberna Belga" and they serve some amazing francesinhas there as well :D
I didn’t go you guys. The flight operated normally but they would put me on quarantine and I wouldn’t be able to come back straight away and I would be put in quarantine where I live as well and I’m a key worker so...
Love Porto! It's my city. Now I am living out but I always miss it. And the food... Thanks for the video, Porto is so much more but it was really a nice video. ❤️
i cant wait to go to portugal after covid-19 calms down a bit :( i already have my week's itinerary planned for porto, lisbon, sintra & cascais and im so excited :)
OMG, you went to Portugal again. How lucky you are. I went to Portugal last December. Your last video helped me a lot. It’s definitely as good as you said. Porto is indeed a super charming city. I hope I can visit there again. Did you take the tram line 1(riverside line) along the Duro river? The whole ride was gorgeous. Even it was winter time, it was full of surprises. I’m grateful our B&B hostess recommended this.
I'm planning to visit Portugal before the end of this month; thank you for this very helpful video. I'm sure your chocolates went really well with the 10 year old tawny.
As for the "francesinha", the bread is thick to better absorb the sauce. If the waiter notices there's no more sauce on your plate he brings up more, so it can be always properly moist. If you don't fancy meat, you can always ask for the chicken and even the vegetarian versions, some places do offer these "non-cannon" versions.
Hey guys, I think you should include names of places you visit in the description below or as a text during the video, since it`s hard for you to pronounce them correctly, so it`s hard for us to understand exactly what are you talking about. Thanks for the video!
The only thing that was missing in your excelent travel guide was that the "other side", where all the wineries and cellars are located, isn't Porto but a totally different city called Vila Nova de Gaia. Most tourists think that Porto is on both sides of the river and this would've been a good opportunity to clear that. : )
I'll be honest with you on this one : since the advent of ring bell cameras, every time I go out of the house I know I'm being filmed, therefore I'm careful to be on my best behaviour. Also, a lot of houses I walk by have cameras recording every single person walking on the street. Get used to the idea, just because you don't see them, doesn't mean they are not there and not recording. My next door neighbours both have those bells, I never encountered someone recording out in the street, so, if I had to choose...you get the idea.
