SEARCH HOTELS PORTO


Arrival
Departure
In collaboration with Booking.com

Share

Useful Info:

Some Useful info to visit Porto

Click Here »

News

Customer Care

Customer Care

English Español Italiano


 

Rua de Santa Catarina e Praça da Batalha


Reaching Paços do Conselho you meet first the Mercado do Bolhão, a beautiful iron construction which has been hosting the city food market since 1851. Here you can find all typical products of the region, with some trattorias inside serving fresh fish at a very cheap price. The market is closed on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

Mercado do Bolhão Hotel a Porto

Proceeding a few hundred meters along the Rua de Fernandes Tomás you get to Rua de Santa Catarina, the main pedestrian street of the Old Town, and a favorite destination for shopping.

Capela das Almas Hotel Porto

Opposite the crossroad lies the beautiful Chapel das Almas; from here you can walk down Rua de Santa Catarinareach the church of Santo Ildefonso in Praça da Batalha, with its beautiful façade tiled with azulejos. Stop by at the Café Majesticto have a taste of the belle époque, with its elegant and refined furniture.

Café Majestic Porto Porto Hotel

 

This chaotic and lively street creates quite a contrast with the quiet nightlife of the nearby Praça da Batalha.

Santo Ildefonso in Praça da Batalha Hotel Porto

Traditionally a meeting point for the youngest people, this area is full of cafés, cinemas and the Teatro São João. From Praça da Batalha a string of lanes starts, with numerous tascas which are always very crowded, despite their decadent aspect

Praça da Batalha Hotel Porto

From the square, proceeding into Rua de Augusto Rosa you get to Largo 1° de Dezembro, where the church Santa Clara stands.

 

Mercado do Bolhão
Rua Fernandes Tomás
Opening times:
Mon- Fri.: 8:00am-17:00pm
Sat.: 8:0am-13:00pm
Closed on Sunday

Igreja de Santo Ildefonso
Praça da Batalha
Opening times:
Mon- Fri.: 8:30am-12:00am; 15:00pm-18:30pm
Sat.: 9:00am-12:00am; 15:00pm-20:00pm
Sun.: 9:00am-12:45pm; 18:00pm-19:45pm

**************************************

Not to miss in Porto

 

» The Old Town

» Ribeira

» Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar

» Vila Nova de Gaia: the wine cellars

» Museums