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January 21, 2016 By Jennifer Lambert 5 Comments

We needed sunshine.

Ryanair ran a sale for €10 tickets.

We went to Porto, Portugal, for Thanksgiving weekend.

It was 50* and sunny!

Our Trip to Porto

We stayed at Look at Me Loft apartments. Right around the corner is a market where we bought breakfast pastries, eggs, and juice.

Look at Me Loft

Our first stop was to Santiago for lunch to try the Francesinha sandwich:

Francesinha Sandwich from Santiago

The girls and I ate fish. Alex enjoyed an omelet.

Fish at Santiago
Santiago

We loved all the tile on the buildings.

Igreja de Santo Ildefonso

These are the Carmo and Carmelitas churches with a tiny house in between which was to keep the monks and nuns separate.

Carmo and Carmelitas churches

The churches are gorgeous inside.

Church Altars

Porto Cathedral is lovely.

Porto Cathedral

We went to the Bolhão Market and bought souvenirs and had a port tasting.

It was by far my favorite port, perhaps because of the personal service.

We bought canned tea for the girls at a shop across the hall and the waiter brought the girls glasses. It was sweet and a nice respite from walking all over the hilly city.

Bolhão Market

Nata Lisboa serves the best and freshest natas.
Nata Lisboa

We climbed Clerigos Tower for a lovely view.

Clerigos Tower

Lello Book Shop is a must-see for any book lovers.

We bought tickets at the little red booth:

Lello Bookshop Ticket Booth

The kids loved the bookshop.

Lello Bookshop

We love the pretty pastel buildings by the river.

Don’t bother eating in any of the overpriced touristy restaurants.

We walked a few blocks in and ate at Largo de São Domingos – or the LSD Restaurant.

Also recommended: Cantina 32, but their menu was a little too fancy for our kids.

Listening to Street Guitar

Across the bridge, are the port caves.

We walked along the lower car bridge to get to the port caves and returned by the upper train bridge so we bypassed the lower riverside and didn’t have to climb back.

Ponte Luiz

The Sandeman Port Tour was the highlight of the trip for all of us.

My kids are now well-versed on how port is made.

There’s a great little museum open to the public.

The comprehensive basic tour had a costumed guide who taught us how port is mixed and bottled.

She explained temperature and vat levels and showed us how they keep the humidity level stable.

There’s a wall showing the river floods thoughout the centuries.

The kids got glasses of water when we got our port tastings.

Sandeman Basic Tour

Everyone had fun dressing up and posing as the Don.
Sandeman Port Tour

The Calem Port Tour was ok.

Calem Port Tour

We had pizza for lunch at San Martino. It was very good!

We also visited the famous tiled São Bento train station.

The Equador Chocolate Shop is a feast for the senses.

Equador Chocolate Shop

Just look at all that gorgeous chocolate!

Equador Chocolate Bars

We had our Thanksgiving Dinner at O Buraco.

I liked Antunes better. It was more cozy and the food was tastier.

Thanksgiving Dinner at O Buraco

We enjoyed our little vacation to Porto. It was a much-needed break from clouds and cold.

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  1. Kevin Wagar says

    January 26, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    My wife and I took our 3 month old to Portugal a couple of years ago and it was amazing. It’s hard to pick a top place, but I certainly wish we’d checked out Porto!

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  2. Dylan - Family Travel Go says

    January 27, 2016 at 1:37 am

    Looks like you all really enjoyed Porto, Portugal! We have not traveled to Portugal yet but it looks like we should add it to our list. Thank you for being specific about what all you saw and enjoyed. The architecture looks great there and I really enjoy the photos!

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  3. Marta says

    January 27, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    I was in Porto years ago, before I had children, and I absolutely loved it! People had told me how beautiful Lisbon was but nobody seemed to mention Porto, which meant I had little expectations for it: turned out to be a great surprise. I ‘d love to go back and check that bookshop – it looks magical!

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  4. Phil says

    June 6, 2022 at 1:38 am

    Thanksgiving is always magical no matter where it seems. Such a great place to visit with family as well. Thank you for sharing.

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