Pilot Hostel

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The Pilot Hostel is a great place to stay during your visit to Porto. It has a modern design and feautures, with LED lighting making a statement all around the hostel. The beds are located in dorm rooms or simple rooms and all bathrooms are shared. Every dorm room guest has his own locker, bath towel and breakfast included.

The Artists' Bar

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Today we will be telling you more about Bar dos Artistas (The Artists' Bar), in one of the most highlighted places of Porto: Casa da Musica.

V5, one of the Porto's night engine

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V5 is a vintage bar in Porto. A classic portuguese motorcycle in the main room gives it its name. The place is some sort of eclectic music club with live performances and djs. It is also a cozy place with couches, armchairs, burners and black and white photos. There you can find a lot of different people with different ages.

Culturgest: A place to find art and culture

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If you are a culture and art enthusiast this is the ideal place to visit.

Located in Aliados Avenue, the living room of the city, there is Culturgest.

A visit to Dragon Stadium (F.C. Porto home) with some of its history

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A little of F.C.P. history

The biggest sports club in Porto is the Futebol Clube do Porto. If you are a football fan you have probably heard of it.

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The “Dragons”, as they are also called, have an enviable history and are the pride and joy of this city. It is the team that earned with more titles in portuguese history and it has also played a huge part in foreign competitions. FCP has already won two Campion’s Leagues (the biggest european competition), two UEFA Europa Leagues, two Intercontinental Cups and one Super Cup.

S. Roque Park: enjoy some peaceful moments

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Photo: António Ramos

The S. Roque Park is one of the most pleasant places in Porto. It truly is a peace of heaven inside the city. The predominance of evergreens and camellias trees make this place beautiful through out the year.

Rendez Vous: If you like to dance electro rock music

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Photo: http://www.rendezvousporto.com/

Rendez Vous is a place where you can have some relaxed fun with your friends. This bar is attended mostly by young people and you can dance to electro rock, indie and alternative music, from the oldest hits to the trendiest ones. It consists in 2 floors. In the lower one you have a dance floor and the concert area.

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They say an image is worth more than a thousand words. Based on that unforgettable phrase,we have created a Tumblr Page to complement the Low Cost Porto Experience Blog, where you can find several photos of the most memorable places, celebrated monuments, beautiful landscapes and of course, our very own traditions and vast culture and also the people in the city of Porto.

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An old fashioned Ride

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This is definitely one of the best ways to know Porto. Trams are known to be one of the city’s landmarks and while you travel on them, you’ll see all the most remarkable places of the city.

The tram history begins in 1872, when the first route was opened. Since then the fleet of vehicles has been restored and still preserves that vintage look from the 20s and 30s.

Nowadays the tram does three different routes through all the different historical areas in Porto.

Line 1: The Douro Riverside track – travelling from the historical centre to Passeio Alegre Garden. On this route, you will spot several interesting landmarks, such as the Museu do Elétrico (Tram Museum), the Museu de Transportes e Comunicações (Transport and Communications Museum), the Museu do Vinho do Porto (Port Wine Museum) or the famous Ponte da Arrábida (Arrabida Bridge).

This route takes 23 minutes and departs from near S. Francisco de Assis church and monument.

When "Bad Habits" are good habits

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If you are looking for cultural entertainment, Maus Hábitos is a great choice. They organise painting exhibitions, film screenings, events where you can chat with artists, poetry evenings and even concerts for all kinds of music tastes.

The prices go up to 5 euro.

Maus Hábitos is not your ordinary art gallery. It is a place where people can learn more about culture and has helped bring more life to Porto’s deserted city center.

You can find it on the fourth floor of an old building in Rua Passos Manuel, near Rua de Santa Catarina and Praça da Batalha.

Casa de Ló

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Casa de Ló is one of the most mythical places in Porto. It combines the old and the modern, and it is a place where youngsters can have share their experience with more experienced people.

A nice outdoor terrace encourages lively social gatherings, more enjoyable in the warmer days. In cold and rain, you can step inside to carry on chatting to your friends and maybe have a mouth-watering slice of “pão-de-lo” (wet sponge cake) and a glass of the famous Port wine. You will surely have an unforgettable time here. And guess what, it isn’t that expensive!

With little more than 3 euro, you’ll get the best out of this delightful venue.

Already dying to try the cake? Well, you better have some extra cash on you because they have other cakes and sweets, as well as a series of irresistible teas you can try.

Casa de Ló is open from Monday to Saturday, between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. In

the afternoon it is a tearoom but on Thursday and Friday evening it turns into a bar with different DJs performing, and you can have fun with no minimum spend.

The café/bar is located in no. 20 A, Travessa de Cedofeita and it also has free Wi-Fi.

Metro

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Porto’s underground services work daily between 6h00 and 1h00 offering 6 different lines that connect the outskirts to the city centre. This is a very easy and economical way to move around the city.

Check a few places from Porto

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This little video introduces places in Porto's city centre which you should include in your visit. Take the Tower of Clérigos, it’s celebrating its 250 years of existence: for only 2€ you can enjoy the view of the whole city from the top of the tower. You will, indeed, need to endure a few flights of steps but, it is worth it. You can take our word for it. From up there you will have a panoramic view of Porto and, needless to say, a great chance to pull out your camera.

One of the privileged views of the city

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Behind Instituto Português de Fotografia (Portuguese Institute for Photography), in Cordoria, is the S. Bento da Vitória street, which leads us to the viewpoint of Vitória. This is one of the places we recommend, as it shows amazing landscapes of part of the city and it is open to the public, free of charge. From there you can see Vila Nova de Gaia, the Douro River, all the bridges, Porto’s Cathedral and hundreds of the city’s typical houses. It is obviously a great place for snapshots.

Buses: two days of panoramic views of the city

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 Sightseeing Buses

It is an extermely easy and cheap way to discover Porto. Turistic buses from City Sightseeing Portugal, Yellow Bus and Blue Bus allow you to comfortably explore the most beautiful places from our city, like its monuments, viewpoints, parks, beaches or riverside areas.

The circuits each company uses are identical, but we advise you to buy two day tickets. You will have more time for less money. You just need to choose what suits you the most. There are also special group discounts.

 Autocarros Panorâmicos 

É uma forma fácil e barata de ficares a conhecer o Porto. Os autocarros turísticos City Sightseeing Portugal, Yellow Bus e Blue Bus permitem que explores confortavelmente os mais belos locais da cidade, como monumentos, miradouros, parques, praias ou frentes ribeirinhas.

Welcome to Low Cost Porto Experience

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The Low Cost Porto Experience is the result of an assignment given to four students of Communication in the University of Porto and its main goal is to provide information and suggestions on how to take the most advantage out of the city of Porto without paying through the nose.