08/10/2026
Day 4 in Porto 🇵🇹 — and sadly, the last one!
We took things a little easier today and started as we now seem to start every day in Porto, coffee and a pastel de nata. I think it’s officially become compulsory for breakfast. 😂
From there we wandered down to the river and jumped on a boat trip to see Porto’s famous bridges from the water. This was packed with local history along the way — old buildings, monasteries, convents, the port houses and of course amazing bridges. Some designed by the great Gustave Eiffel. It’s a great way to see the city from a completely different angle.
After that, it was back up to Mercado do Bolhão for lunch. You really do have to visit this place if you come to Porto. There is something for absolutely everyone — fish, charcuterie, cheese, pies, pastries, smoothies, red w**e, white w**e, port… bring it on! We also discovered ginjinha, served in a little chocolate cup, which went down very nicely indeed.
Then it was time for a tuk-tuk tour, which was highly entertaining. Our driver and guide spoke at roughly 100 miles an hour, so we probably understood about half of it, but it was great fun nonetheless and another good way of seeing parts of the city we might otherwise have missed.
After a quick change back at the hotel, we headed out for our final dinner at Casa Guedes, Josh's favourite! Cheap, cheerful and absolutely spot on — fantastic pernil, lovely vinho verde and exactly the sort of food that Porto seems to do so well.
Porto has been absolutely brilliant — fantastic food, great w**e, loads of character, loads of history and a really lovely atmosphere. If you haven’t been before, it is definitely well worth a shout.
Back on the flight home in the morning… although I may need an extra seat after the last four days. 😂🇵🇹🍷🍺
