Travel Man: Porto
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If Richard Ayoade and Nish Kumar’s weekend in Porto on Travel Man made you want to see the city yourself, this bookable three-day itinerary is built to get you there. It gives you a hotel in the center, a full day in the wine country of Northern Portugal, and a bus that carries you between the sights. The link below opens the full trip, where you can change, edit, or lengthen any part of it.
Ribeira and the River
Porto is a hilly city on the Douro River, and its old riverside district, Ribeira, is where the postcard version of the city lives. Your base is Moov Hotel Porto Centro, so you start each day in the middle of it all. Café Santiago is on the itinerary’s list of places to visit, a good place to sit down for a francesinha, the Porto sandwich of layered meats under melted cheese and a rich sauce. Wash it down with a glass of port, the fortified wine this city is known for.
For a faster way into the old town, add electric scooters. In the episode, Richard and Nish ride them through the medieval center and UNESCO-listed Ribeira, and the same streets look different when you glide past them instead of climbing them.
A Day in Wine Country
The full-day wine journey in Northern Portugal is the trip’s big day out. You leave the city for vineyards and countryside, and the day is organized for you, so you can taste, look, and listen instead of planning a route. It turns the glass of port from the night before into a place you have actually seen.
Hop On, Hop Off
Porto’s hills reward a bus. The hop-on hop-off bus runs a loop through the city, so you can see the riverfront and the old quarters without a map, and get off wherever something catches your eye. Pair it with the stops on the itinerary: The Yeatman Terrace, a terrace for a drink with the city spread out across the river, the Church of Our Lady of Carmo, and Arte Sacra, where religious art makes a quiet counterpoint to the busy streets.
Add the Episode’s Highlights
A few moments from the episode are easy to layer onto your own days. Livraria Lello is the bookshop with the carved wooden staircase and stained-glass skylight, known as the Potter library, and it is worth a detour just to look up.
For something bolder, add the Arrabida Bridge climb, a walk up and over the bridge that spans the Douro. And when you come back down, follow the episode’s lead and finish the day over pastries.
Open the trip below to see the full itinerary, then adjust the days, stops, and extras to fit the way you want to travel.
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