Poets Hostel: Bringing the city's poetry to life

Location, private rooms and cozy and peaceful environment. These are some of the attractive points of Poets Hostel.

1ª Avenida: Seven Floors of Art and Culture

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Photo: JN

1ª Avenida (First Avenue) is the name of the art’s space in Porto. Located in Aliados Avenue, it is a seven stories building, with over 4.500m2 and more than 50 rooms. This place, recently opened, looks for being the home of cultural agents of the city and of new talents on the different artistic subjects. It wants to assert itself as a contemporary, animations and creativity showcase.

Academic Parade: The academic show for students, friends and family

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During next Tuesday (May 7th) you can watch the students' parade, one of the most emblematic moments in academic week.

Get ready for queima 2013 #1

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If you are in town between the 4th and the 11th of May, we are sure you will want to be in Porto’s academic week. During these days students from several universities will take the most out of the academic spirit felt all over the city, and you can be part of it.

During these days we will post information about the different activities and concerts that will be happening in Queima week, so keep your focus on :D

Today you can get to know what is the Traditional Academic Costume, Praxe (hazing) and the Monumental Serenade, that officially opens Queima week.

Casal Lounge: finesse without luxury prices

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Elegance and finesse combined with affordable prices. Casal Lounge offers these and other great advantages for those who visit them in Aliados. The restaurant has nice decor providing a confortable environment. Having lunch, dinner or an afternoon snack in this place is a great choice for someone in the vicinity, looking for a place to relax with friends for a tasting.
 

YES! Porto Hostel

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One of the key factors for someone to feel good when talking to somebody else is a good, cordial and charismatic treatment. For Yes! Porto Hostel, this point shouldn’t be left aside since, acording to the manager Diogo Candeias, the staff is one of the main points that differenciate the Yes! Porto Hostel  from other hostels in Porto. Mr. Candeias says the friendliness and the constant good mood of his staff make a difference, even on hostel specialized websites.

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.