Oporto

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The Portuguese Way along the coast starts from the beautiful Portuguese city of Oporto and is a very long route, so you can choose to divide it into two sections and spend the night in Labruge. After leaving Oporto, the stage passes through splinted coastal promenades, located at the foot of immense beaches.
Porto is the second most populated city in Portugal. This beautiful and bohemian town is home to a large number of heritage sites and cultural legacies of Portuguese history. We recommend you to spend a few hours getting to know the city. You can start your visit at the Avenida de los Aliados, the heart of the city, a flagship for the locals and a meeting place for a multitude of cultural events. Drop by Praza da Liberdade and stroll to the famous and beautiful Lello e Irmão bookshop. Afterwards, and immediately next door, you must visit the Tower of the Clerics.

Would you like to walk this stage with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: Portuguese Way along the coast from Oporto to Santiago and Portuguese Way along the coast from Porto to A Guarda.

You set off by the Porto Cathedral, descend to the bank of the Douro and follow its promenade to the river mouth at A Foz. From there, kilometres of wooden boardwalks and beaches along the Atlantic, past forts, chapels and the Mindelo bird reserve. The stage ends in Póvoa de Varzim, with its wide sandy beaches and famous aqueduct: lose yourself in its fishermen's quarter among azulejos.