Tour & Travel Packages to Porto

Inside the cathedral takes place the marble altar with wooden columns, covered with gold. In the chapel of Holy Communion one can look at the fabulous silver icon. Shine of the jewelry creates an impression, that the icon is moving. You should also pay your attention to the wall-paintings. Art objects are collected in the treasury (Tesouro da Se). Besides the ornaments and other decorations of the 14th-18th centuries, you may find the silver works and ancient books. Not far from the cathedral takes place the cloister of the 14th century. Its corridor is well decorated with enameled tiles of the 18th century. The ties describe the Maria's life and plots from 'Metamorphoses' by Ovidius. At the square in front of the cathedral the pillory with a crown on the top is situated.

The Church St Francisco. Along with the Cathedral, the Franciscan Church of St Francisco shocks with the combination of various architectural styles. Primordially it was a gothic church, what you can notice at its rear, but with time some baroque elements appeared. The church was built in the 14th-15th centuries. In the 16th century a baptismal chapel was added. It was projected by Diego del Castillio. Its altar is decorated with an icon that tells about the christening of Jesus.

The Church is first of all famous for its wooden fretwork. Such traditional for baroque style decoration is almost everywhere: cherubs, saints, animals and flowers can be seen at the ceilings, naves, along windows and columns. Because of such quantity of fretwork, mostly covered with tinsel, the building itself gets lost in this luxury. This frivolous decoration contrasts a lot with the ideals, preached by the Minorites, so the clergy decided not to use the church for praying. In the left nave takes place Jesus' genealogical tree.

Port as a symbol. Porto is famous all over the world first of all as the motherland of port. The city has more than 40 distilleries, which produce one of the best drinks – port. Most of them are located in the area in front of Ribeira on the other bank of the Douro. There are some excursions to the wine-cellars of one of the most famous companies – Calem. There one can learn a lot about the history and the process of port production. You'll have an opportunity to look at the enormous 60 000- liter woods, to walk along these rows and in the end some degustation will be organized.

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Airport Address: Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport Pedras Rubras, 4470 Maia - Portugal
Distance and Location: The airport is located 11km from Oporto
Airport Website: www.ana-aeroportos.pt
Airport E-mail: oporto.airport@ana-aeroportos.pt
Airport Telephone: 229 432 400
Country Code: 351
Time Zone: GMT (GMT + 1 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 1