Welcome to Surf Guide of Oporto & North, Portugal.
Here you find best spots, best beaches to surf, where to eat, sleep and go by night, news, surf championships, activities, photos, vídeos, everything about surf at Porto/North Region.
Porto is rich in surf spots the famous are on the list but get on the car and search.
Portugal surfing offers a great variety of swell sizes and waves which make it an ideal surfing hotspot ideal for surfers of all abilities.
Oporto not only for surf, not only just a city. It's more than that. Oporto is a great city, with a famous nightlife, great food and wine (famous Port and Douro wine to taste it), the beautiful Douro river, Casa da Música, many places to visit and discover.
Plenty to choose from and a lot to discover!
And finally and above all, there are the people, the open smile, the kind gesture, celebrating the best in life. Experience the affections, the hospitality and kindness of Porto inhabitants!
Oporto is one of the last undiscovered European metropolises, but that is about to change. There are now direct flights from New York and numerous connections to and from the rest of Europe, including an increasing number of low-cost airlines.
But this is not a new city. It is an ancient port steeped in history and tradition. It is a highly atmospheric place that has become known for its monuments by renowned architects (Gustave Eiffel's Dona Maria Bridge, Nicolau Nasoni's Clerigos Tower, Rem Koolhaas' Casa da Musica, or Siza Vieira's Serralves Museum), but just when you think you don't know much about this city, think again.
This is the city that originated and named Port Wine, and gave birth to one of world history's legendary figures, Prince Henry the Navigator (you'll also see in new guidebooks that it is also the birthplace of that world-famous fictional character, Harry Potter -- author J. K. Rowling was living in Oporto as an English teacher when she started writing her first book).
These are just a few curious facts about this intriguing and majestic city.
If you end up wishing to sample the city and its wine in person, consider our hotels suggestions, as well as our restaurants and nightlife recommendations, along with plenty of sightseeing information and photos.
