Porto

loved this hotel stay! bed is comfortable, great location to waterfront and restaurants and friendly staff. highly recommend and would stay again!

The location is a bit far from the city center, but Porto itself is a small town, so it's not bad. Overall it was good, and the female receptionist was especially friendly. However, it's a good idea to bring a shower filter. Compared to the hotels I stayed at in Barcelona and Lisbon, the filter got very dirty.

The house is very nice, with a small balcony offering a great view. The location is on a slope, which is a slight drawback. My room didn't have a washing machine, which was a little inconvenient, as I had to walk 8-10 minutes down a slope to the laundromat. The staff was very enthusiastic in their recommendations, and many places are within walking distance.

highly recommended tour. the itenerary is perfect for a day tour, not cramped. the tour offred a lot of time for us to explore rather than feeling rushing. there were only about 16 pax in each tour so the guide is in attention to all of us. lunch is exceptionally great too.

This is much better than the popular winery tours that everyone goes on. You can learn a lot about port wine at FONSECA, and you can also do various wine tastings at the small winery you visit afterwards. The guide is very professional and friendly, you can meet foreign friends, and you can taste 10 glasses of wine (be careful not to get too drunk). It's the best in many ways!

The itinerary was fantastic, and our guide Ana was very attentive. Her knowledge and experience were extensive, and she shared a lot about the scenery along the way, the Port wine-making process, the Douro River landscape, and Portuguese history. It's a great trip to quickly learn about Porto, experience Port wine, and discover a lot about the food culture.

Great tour! Our tour guide, Rita, was funny, highly knowledgable, and an amazing guide overall. Have to commend our driver, Lucas, as well because despite all the curving and winding roads, it was a smooth ride all throughout. We visited three wineries, first was a small family-owned one, next was a big wine producer, then the last was where we had lunch with unlimited wine. Great value for money. We would happily go on this tour again and recommend it to others.

Our guide, Sara, was enthusiastic and professional. Although the Douro Valley roads were long and rugged, Sara drove carefully, ensuring a comfortable ride – perhaps thanks to the luxurious Mercedes shuttle. The boat trip was calm and relaxing. The beauty of the Douro Valley is something you have to experience firsthand to truly appreciate. The guide at the Port wine cellar was very humorous, and we learned a lot about the history and knowledge of Port wine in a lighthearted and pleasant atmosphere. The whole trip involved drinking from morning till night, which was delightful.

Stepping into this space, hailed as one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, you'll certainly be struck by its grandeur at first sight. The red spiral staircase, like a flowing ribbon, guides your gaze all the way to the second floor; wooden bookshelves and stained-glass skylights allow light to fall on the book spines with warmth. It's said that JK Rowling once lived in this city, and such scenes are often associated with being the inspiration for her creation of "Harry Potter." Standing in the center of the staircase and looking up, you could indeed get the illusion of walking into a magical academy library. But reality is interesting—there are more people than books. Everyone is holding up their phones, finding angles, waiting for the brief moment when the stairs are clear. So, I simply used a slow shutter speed to turn the crowd into flowing trails. The architecture is static, time is dynamic. At that moment, I suddenly realized that its most charming aspect is not just the title of "most beautiful," but that this century-old space continues to attract people from all over the world to come and admire it. Most beautiful, and also most lively; a bit noisy, but very real.