Porto
Porto
PORTO Overview
Mix monuments by leading world architects from the past and the present, and some fantastic baroque carvings. Add a world-famous sweet wine and a certain British flavour. Place it all by a grand river, and you have “O Porto,” Portugal’s second largest metropolis, and one of Europe’s most charismatic cities. Porto is a highly atmospheric place that has become known for its monuments, but just when you think you don’t know much about this city, think again. This is the city that originated and named Port Wine, gave birth to one of world history’s legendary figures, Prince Henry the Navigator and more recently, it is also the birthplace of that worldfamous fictional character, Harry Potter (the author J. K. Rowling was living in Oporto as an English teacher when she started writing her first book). These are just a few curious facts about this intriguing and majestic city, and if you want to find out more, you are welcome to stay and visit Porto.
Best time to visit PORTO
The best time to visit Porto is from late April to September, when it is usually sunny and warm. June is a good month to visit Porto, since it is the month of popular saints and S. João is the biggest festivity in the city, but also marks the start of the summer with mild temperatures.
How to get there
Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, or simply Porto Airport, is the international airport that serves the North of Portugal. It is located approximately 18km northwest of Porto city centre. The airport is currently the third busiest in the country.
MICE Venues
Alfândega do Porto
The ideal place for business, scientific, cultural and commercial events. It is one of the largest and most versatile congress centres in Portugal.
Palácio da Bolsa
Porto’s Exuberant “Reception Room”; this pompous 19th-century building with a vast neoclassical façade is the former stock exchange that was built to impress and earn the credibility of European investors.
Exponor
Porto International Fair Congress and Business Centre (CCN – Centro de Congressos e Negócios) caters for a broad market, comprising turnkey corporate and entrepreneurial events (conferences, colloquiums, workshops, training events, among others), in addition to arts- (theatre, music or dance) and leisure-related events.
