Porto and the North
![Ribeira
Place: Porto
Photo: Porto Ribeira
Place: Porto
Photo: Porto](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/destinos_galeria/public/mediateca/N10011.jpg?itok=59BmcBWi)
![Careto de Podence
Photo: Municipio de Macedo de Cavaleiros Careto de Podence
Photo: Municipio de Macedo de Cavaleiros](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/pois_search_thumbnail/public/mediateca/CMMacedoCavaleiros_CaretodePodence.jpg?itok=I4lKVQev)
The ancient Carnival held in the village of Podence is one of the most important traditional events of northern Portugal.
![Serralves
Place: Porto
Photo: Turismo de Portugal Serralves
Place: Porto
Photo: Turismo de Portugal](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/pois_search_thumbnail/public/mediateca/N2101p.jpg?itok=w_TQUJLj)
A cosmopolitan city, Porto has been recognized internationally as a destination to discover and it is a preferred choice for many tourists and travelers. A good number of reasons are at the top of peoples’ preferences when visitin
![Termas no Porto e Norte de Portugal
Place: Gerês
Photo: Termas do Gerês Termas no Porto e Norte de Portugal
Place: Gerês
Photo: Termas do Gerês](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/pois_search_thumbnail/public/mediateca/Termas-no-Porto-e-Norte-de-Portugal_d.jpg?itok=ITgypzRy)
The Porto and Northern Regions are particularly rich in Spas, with waters gushing from the earth sometimes at high temperatures and with well-known therapeutic effects.In some cases, their benefits have been known since Antiquity,
![Casa da música Charlie Koolhaas Casa da música Charlie Koolhaas](https://cdn.visitportugal.com/sites/default/files/styles/pois_search_thumbnail/public/mediateca/Casa%20da%20musica_Charlie%20Koolhaas%20%281%29_exterior%20cortada.jpg?itok=PDAZmqyr)
Take a three-day tour of Northern Portugal to enjoy works by the leading names in contemporary architecture.Start in Porto at the Faculty of Architecture designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira, where some