First Day in Porto

If you arrive early, ask the receptionist to leave your belongings in a luggage storage room and go for the first acquaintance with the architecture of the city. The hotel staff can also tell you where to park your car.

Start a great tour of art and architecture in Portugal with one of the iconic and diverse style palaces of Porto. Palacio Bolsa, known as the Stock Exchange Palace, was the first building to be built to meet the needs of the city's commercial association.
Learn more about the economic development of Porto on a tour of Bolsa Palace. Take a look at the interiors of the Tribunal Hall, the Assembler, the Golden Room and the Arab Rooms. Each of them has a strikingly different style and character of the famous artists who worked on their decoration.

It is possible to get to the restaurant for an early dinner in the same time by car and on foot. We offer you to get acquainted with the surroundings of the hotel on a leisurely walk, especially since the restaurant where you are going to have dinner is located on the picturesque bank of the Douro River. Don't miss the opportunity to admire the views, breathe the fresh Portuguese air and tune in for an incredibly beautiful and busy week of travel.
The restaurant serves a wide range of fish dishes. Try the traditional Portuguese classics "Bacalhau" performed by the chef. The restaurant is notable for its high level of service and responsive staff. Enjoy your first dinner in the legendary Porto!
Restaurant opening hours are quite convenient, and on Friday and Saturday the restaurant opens an hour earlier and finishes its work an hour later.

The first meeting with the Portuguese tile will take place in a detailed observation of the Church of São Nicolau located right in the center of the city.
The church building combines the two styles in its design, the neoclassical and the baroque.

If you walk along the river towards the Ponte Luís I bridge, you can reach the Lada Ribeira observation deck, which overlooks the bridge itself, the Douro River and the lights of the night port.
It's worth giving in to the romantic mood and seeing enough of the Portuguese scenery from the hills because it seems that nowhere else in the world there are so many viewing platforms and fascinating landscapes opening up.

After a short walk around the city, first impressions and a hearty dinner in Porto, I suggest an early return to the hotel to have some rest.