Porto and the North


Portugal is a country rich in gastronomy and sweets; a very Lusitanian characteristic, of serving and delighting those at the table.

Perching on top of a headland, Vila Real preserves stately houses adorned with coats of arms, Manueline windows and traditional wrought iron balconies. It is an old city, located on the confluence of the Rivers Corgo and Cabril,

The most frequently used Portuguese Way of St. James is the Central Route, which passes through Lisbon, Coimbra and Porto. It is fully waymarked from Lisbon with the unmistakable yellow arrows that mark the Ways of St.

Foz Côa became known for the rock engravings of the Côa Valley which, although 25,000 years old, were revealed to the world when they became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998.But the lands of Foz Côa have many reasons to attrac