Must-SeePorto
About 26 miles away
A granite riverside city, famous for port wine lodges, and a tiled train station.
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Guimarães
Portugal's birthplace, with a hilltop castle, a ducal palace and a medieval old town.
- Best Time to Go
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to Guimarães is being written. It's on the Porto and the North list as If You're Nearby and Portugal list as If You're Nearby.
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Worth a DetourDouro Valley
About 29 miles away
Terraced vineyards on a winding river, by train or boat.
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Must-SeeSantiago de Compostela
Galicia
About 100 miles away
The cathedral at the end of the Camino, said to hold the apostle James.
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