PORTUGAL: Top places to visit in Porto and surrounds
Porto: 1. Ponte de Dom Luis I (English: Dom Luis I Bridge) 2. Ribeira do Porto 3. Estacao Ferroviaria de Sao Bento (English: Sao Bento Railway Station) 4. Cais de Gaia (English: Gaia Cable Car) 5. Capela das Almas (English: Chapel of Souls): this chapel is quite beautiful with its artist blue tiles. 6. Se do Porto (English: Porto Cathedral): this has one of the best views of Porto and Douro River. 7. Rua de Santa Caterina: this is one of the main shopping streets with lots of cafes and patisseries. The Capela das Almas is on this street. 8. Igreja de Santo Ildefonso 9. Igreja dos Clerigos 10. Livraria Lello 11. Igreja do Carmo 12. Camara Municipal do Porto (English: Town Hall of Porto) 13. Ponte da Arrabida 14. Vila Nova de Gaia 15. Matosinhos/Foz do Douro Recommended Surrounds: 1. Povoa de Varzim 2. Guimaraes 3. Barcelos 4. Braga 5. Douro Valley wineries esp. Regua and Pinhao 6. Vila Conde