A little while ago, the lovely Rich and Rosa over at Cereal magazine shared a few of my Porto photos to their online journal. Porto is on the rise and one of my favourite cities (it helps that I have friends and a boyfriend from there so I've been a few times). I took these on the first of two trips this year, whilst visiting in June for a friend's wedding - hope you like the full set!
And here are a few places of note:
- Taberna do Bonjardim - great for brunch
- Book Restaurant - good for dinner or cocktails
- Livraria Lello & Irmao bookshop - the bookshop that helped inspire Harry Potter
- Piscina das Mares in Leca de Palmeira - an incredible brutalist style swimming pool nestled in the rocks right on the beach, designed by the Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza between 1961 and 1966 - think the Barbican centre crossed with some sun, sea and sand.
- Rota do Cha - a traditional tea house, in beautiful calm surroundings
- Matosinhos for fresh fish - head to the fish market (the oldest in Portugal) and you'll find a street filled with fresh fish restaurants, all grilling fish (especially sardines) on the side of the street
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| Tea and cake at Rota do Cha |
Stunning photos, Marissa! I love the laundry line outside the windows.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are insanely beautiful! Congrats on the Cereal feature!
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Porto looks like my kind of place, architecture is amazing. can't wait to go there with you and Nuno in the near future! mooxxx
ReplyDeleteLisbpn and Porto are on my to-go list for this summer. Looking at the photos, Porto is even more beautiful than I expected :)
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Beautiful pics! I was in Lisbon when I was little and then in Porto about 10 years ago and I loved it!
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Beautiful pics!
ReplyDeleteThat port looks amazing, and for some reason I really love that apartment wall with the white+pink laundry hanging out. How rustic+chic!
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Porto is so beautiful, I was there last summer and I had so much fun! I really like the pictures that you took of the city!
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