Porto Walkers

Name: Porto Walkers
Address: Porto, 4050, PT
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18/02/2024

Did you know that Bifanas are different from other regions? 😋

Here in Porto we use shredded pork instead of a whole steak and we also make it with a secret sauce (similar to francesinha), unlike Lisbon which makes its bifanas with a whole, thin steak and a butter-based sauce.

This dish can be eaten as a snack, lunch or as a post-party snack to accompany a beer or even a glass of wine. 🥙🍺🥂

Get your friends and family together and enjoy this marvellous dish. Let us know how it turns out, and tag us in your recipe.

17/05/2023

Navy Week in Porto ⚓️

On the 20th of May 1498, Vasco da Gama arrived to Calicut in India by sea. Exactly 525 years ago this was the first connection between Europe and the East. To honor this achievement we celebrate Navy Day in Portugal on May 20th.

The portuguese Navy prepared a special program to celebrate this day with emphasis in the city of Porto, where the boat-school Sagres is docked.
The Navy Day aims to promote the proximity of the Navy with the community. There will be more than 30 free activities open to everybody. The program includes sea baptisms, visits to ships, exhibitions, concerts, a colloquium and even an army parade.

Starting on May 18th, the party environment will be extended from the river area to the city downtown, promising to animate the resident population as well national and visitors.

From the 18th to the 21st of May, in Porto.

The program and more info at: www.marinha.pt

(pictures from Marinha Portuguesa facebook)

25/04/2023

Portugal lived under a dictatorial regime called Estado Novo during almost 50 years. In 1974, on the dawn of April 25th, the portuguese military forces occupied estrategic points in Lisbon to tear down the regime. Despite the initial appeal of the captains, popular forces joined the military uprising, and it is precisely the fruit of this union – military uprising and popular uprising – that gives rise to the revolution.
The red carnations were everywhere in the city as a symbol of peace and gave name to the revolution becoming its symbol too.
The 25th of April was an act of social emancipation, so its heritage remains not only in the collective memory, but also in the socio-political plan.

"It was then that April opened / the doors of clarity / and our people invaded / their own city” Ary dos Santos

22/03/2023

Are you ready to chase the best sunsets during this spring? 🌞

1 & 2 - Around Fontainhas
3 - Jardim do Morro
4 - Jardim das Virtudes
5 - Palácio de Cristal
6 & 7 - Around Foz
8 & 9 - Foz lighthouse area
10 - Matosinhos

Let us know what's your favorite one in the comments 👇🏼🌆

22/03/2023

Ready to chase the best sunsets?

1 & 2 - Around Fontainhas
3 - Jardim do Morro
4 - Jardim das Virtudes
5 - Palácio de Cristal
6 & 7 - Around Foz
8 & 9 - Foz lighthouse area
10 - Matosinhos

Let's us know what's your favorite one bellow in the comments 👇🏼🌆

16/03/2023

Discover all about port wine with us!
Enjoy a port wine tour with a knowledgeable guide, learning the history, misteries and secrets of port wine!
Including a visit to a museum and cellar, small producer and a professional tasting room + workshop how to taste port.

📍3pm near the entrance of the lower level of Luis I Bridge - Porto-side - by the 2 granite pillars (Booking required). Everyday!

More info at www.portowalkers.pt

02/03/2023

Porto in bloom, even before spring 🌸

Camellia is the flower of Porto, considered the city's natural and cultural heritage. Originated in Southeast Asia, in countries such as China, Japan and Vietnam, it was from Porto that this stunning flower expanded throughtout northern Portugal and also Galicia. Their name came from the great botanist Josef Kamel, born in Czech Republic.

The oldest records of Camellias in the city date 1810, when it began to be proliferated through the public and private gardens of the city. This winter flower has adapted rapidly to the climate of mild temperatures and acidic soils of Porto.

The first weekend of March marks the return of the Porto Camellia's Exhibition, which will take place at The Park of São Roque, in Campanhã. In addition to the show and the camellia competition (in different categories), there will be a market with numerous specimens and species of the flower, lots of music, circus and puppet theater, workshops, guided tours and even a wine tasting. The entrance is free.

"Porto is like a river running between camellias", Giusuè Carducci 1849

images via pinterest

16/02/2023

• Create your tour in Porto •

Are you travelling with a group and want to explore the city according to your preferences? We can costumize a tour for you!
Maybe walk through the best sights, stopping for tapas and wine or adding a visit to a cellar on Gaia side for port wine?
Share your ideas with us and we will personalize it for you!

More info at www.portowalkers.com

25/04/2022

April 25th 1974, freedom day in Portugal.

After 48 years of dictatorship, Portugal was set free.
We now celebrate exactly 48 years of freedom and red carnations simbolize this moment!
Freedom always and forever!

Credits of image: GQ Portugal and Sábado

17/03/2022

Join us for a special pubcrawl tonight! We're celebrating st Patrick's!!!

08/03/2022

Rosa Mota was born on June 29th, 1958, in Porto. She started with football, at Futebol Clube da Foz in 1974, where she played until 1977. She started running when she was still in high school and never stopped.

In 1981 Rosa began to compete for the Clube de Atletismo do Porto (CAP), where she stayed until the end of her career.

1982, in Athens, Greece, the first women's marathon takes place, Rosa, although not being part of the lot of favorites, beats the favorite, and wins her first marathon, revealing herself to be a future success.

In 1984, she gets to her first Olympic marathon, which took place in Los Angeles, winning the bronze medal.

After great success in 1984, next year she sets her personal record for the distance, with a time of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 29 seconds.

In 1986 she was champion of Europe and in 1987 became world champion in Rome, a historic feat for Portugal.

After only 1 year, in 1988, she stamps her name again in the history of Portuguese sport, winning the Olympic gold in Seoul, South Korea in an iconic way, when 2 km from the finish line, Rosa overtakes Lisa Martin and ends the race with 13 seconds advance.

Despite all the success, Rosa was living with a disease called "sciatica" - A medical condition characterized by pain, which travels down the leg from the lower back.
This illness did not stop her from continuing to win, so much so that in 1991 she won the London Marathon.

Later that year at the world athletics championships in Tokyo, Rosa was forced to abandon the sport. She withdrew from competitions when the following year, in 1992, was unable to finish the London marathon.

Rosa Mota ran 21 marathons between 1982 and 1992, winning 14 of those 21.

Lately, Rosa has been promoting fund raising races for breast cancer.

Rosa is without a doubt a superwoman, she has become one of the greatest personalities in the history of Portuguese sport and an example of overcoming and persistence.

Throughout her career she has won at an international level:
-2 Olympic medals (gold and bronze)
-1 world championship
-3 European championships

We couldn't be more proud of this amazing woman!

20/01/2022

Have you ever tried a port wine cocktail?

Here's the recipe for PORTO TÓNICO

Ingredients:

Dry white port wine 1/3
Tonic water 1/3
Lemon
Ice
Preparation:

Crushed ice to taste, pour the dry or extra dry white port wine, add the tonic water and then stir it a little to mix the flavours. Add a slice of lemon and, for flavouring, you can also add a few basil or mint leaves.

✨ You can also use a balloon glass.

18/01/2022

Tripas à moda do Porto 🍛

1 Kg. Tripe/ Folded
500 gr. beef
Pork ribs
Veal
Pork belly (preferably salted)
Wine sausage, paprika sausage and morcela (blood sausage)
Carrot, onion, garlic, cumin, paprika, chilli, ripe tomato or tomato pulp, bay leaf, salt and white wine.
+/-1kg White beans, Rice

Start by boiling the casings in water seasoned with salt and 2 bay leaves.
In a large pan, chop a large onion and a clove of garlic, add olive oil and sauté. Add the beef cut into pieces and a little wine, and stew slowly, adding water little by little. Add the bacon and ribs so that they also cook and add the ripe tomato or tomato pulp.

Add the sliced carrot, the chorizos and let it stew.
When the meat is cooked add the tripe and the black pudding, season with salt, piri-piri, add +/- 1 soup spoon of cumin and another of paprika.

Let it stew for a while for the tripe to take taste, then add the cooked beans (if you cook the beans use the cooking water for the syrup), let it simmer, adjust the seasoning and you're done. Garnish with parsley.
Make a "dry" garlic rice to go with it, which is prepared like this:

In a pan put olive oil and chop a clove of garlic, bring to the heat on minimum and put 1 measure of rice, stir to involve the garlic in the rice and after a few seconds pour 2 measures of water and stir, season with meat knorr and salt, when it starts boiling reduce the heat to minimum and let it cook.

14/01/2022

We are back with the best energy to have fun, socialise, meet new people and get to know Porto from a different perspective - The nightlife.

Bars and clubs open back tonight at 10:00 pm and that's why we have prepared ourselves to have fun in a safe way. To join in, you need to:

Book in advance at www.portowalkers.pt

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send us a direct message.

13/01/2022

The Monastery of Serra do Pilar

The construction of this new monastery began in 1537, when the monks of the Grijó monastery were transferred to the new location.
It took more than 100 years to be completed and the structure of this monastery is particular, as the church is circular in shape; its choir is rectangular in shape and the cloister, also circular, all designed in a sequential manner. For this reason it is considered one of the most remarkable buildings of classical European architecture.

A curious fact is that in 1809 the monastery was occupied by Wellington's troops, while the Portuguese army was planning to reconquer the city of Porto, which at the time was occupied by Napoleon's troops.

It was also a strategic point for Pedro IV on the siege of Porto between 1832 and 1833.

This monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and today is the military base and used for art exhibitions and other events, as well as being one of the best view points from which to admire the Douro River, Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

11/01/2022

Once considered as food of the poor, sardines have been a staple food in Portugal. It's consumed since before Roman times in Portugal. It became so traditional that is the main dish at the summer festivals around the country, as of course our incredible São João party in Porto.

What would you expect from a country with almost 950 kilometres of continental coastline and other 917km with the islands Açores and Madeira!

Besides being a popular dish, it is also a symbol of Portugal as souvenir and has even taken some of the limelight away from the "Galo de Barcelos" which has another interesting story behind it.

This trend of the sardines in Portugal as craftwork, is due to several factors, mainly artistic, as in the XIXcentury by the hand of Bordalo Pinheiro or the different gastronomic contests around the country that placed it as the main delicacy of the Portuguese table, but also as the current symbol that represents our coastal country.

06/01/2022

Can you guess which area of is this one?

Let us know in the comments 👇🏼

04/01/2022

From different angles, the Clérigos Tower stands out as one of the most iconic symbols of Porto.

If the tower could tell us everything it saw in the city, we wouldn't have enough days to listen to it.

But if you join our lifestyle walking tour of Porto, with the best local guides you will discover some of its secrets!

Meet us every day at 15:30 at the "Meninos" Statue, in Aliados avenue, with red umbrella open, book via the link in the Bio. 👆🏼

31/12/2021

to a new beginning!
cheers!

24/12/2021

Wishing a Merry Christmas to all!

09/12/2021

Aletria is a traditional dessert in Christmas time all over Portugal. It is made of very thin yarns of pasta - varying on its recipe with egg yolks or not, water or milk, more consistent or more fluid, but a must on a Portuguese Christmas table.

It was probably brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors by the VIII or IX century and remained in Portugal, being incorporated into Portuguese cuisine.

Coming from Arabic - itriya and later al-itriâ.

Photo credits
Pic 1: Criar, Comer, Crescer

07/12/2021

The scenery of Porto is magical, the granite that covers the city, its unique windows and doors, but what moves our hearts when we see them are the trams, for us "eléctricos".

This legendary means of transport has accompanied generations of "tripeiros" for a long time and they are still up and running - since 1895 with electric power but 1872 pulled by animals).

Therefore we leave you with a collection of photos of these beloved "eléctricos" to make you fall in love with Porto once again.

03/12/2021

Palácio da Bolsa stands where the convent of St. Francis once existed, destroyed by a fire during the liberal war; it took over 60 years to be completed.

It is the commercial association and has in the central courtyard the countries with which Portugal had trade relations.

It has frescos, decorative details in plaster imitating wood, furniture designed by Marques da Silva (the architect of the trainstation); the most important room is the Arab room - Moorish revival style - where the interior is entirely covered with beautiful details and a thin film of gold. In this room were received personalities such as the Queen of England Isabel II (1958).

It is a world monument protected by UNESCO; it was the stock exchange in Porto and from 1911 to 1918 was the town hall of Porto.

01/12/2021

Today marks the restoration of Portugal's independence from the Spanish Monarchy.
A period of domain that lasted 60 years, from 1580.
It was on 1 December 1640 that João IV of Portugal of the House of Bragança was placed on the throne, following the decline of the House of Austria.

it was finally ofcial with the Treaty of Lisbon of 1668- a peace treaty between Portugal and Spain

30/11/2021

Grilled Sardines 🐟

Portugal's strong connection with the sea and fishing makes "sardinhas assadas" one of the most popular dishes in the national cuisine, traditionally served for centuries at religious festivals, such as the Festas dos Santos Populares (dedicated to St. John, St. Peter and St. Anthony).

27/11/2021

FERNANDINE WALL

In the XIV century, Porto had a great urban expansion outside its core, due to the growing importance of commercial and maritime activities.

Thus there was the need for a more extensive walled space than the previous one. In the time of D. Afonso IV, the construction of the walls began and was practically completed around 1370.

Now why is it called "Muralha Fernandina", if it began in the reign of D. Afonso IV?

It is all because the wall was completed during the reign of D. Fernando and his name was adopted as a reference.

The wall began to be demolished in the second half of the XVIII century to make way for new constructions, squares and buildings.

26/11/2021

Have you seen this small passage at the entrance of the S.Bento train station?

Well, did you know that it has been one of the areas that has had the most names throughout its history? This space where we walk and pass by every day is full of stories. From being a simple pedestrian walkway to being a meeting place for locals and weekly festivals.

The locals have called this small square up to 8 different names:

Rossio de S. Bento
Terreiro de S. Bento
Rua da freira de S. Bento
Rua da terreiro de S. Bento
Largo da Freira
Largo de S. Bento das Freiras
Rua de S. Bento de Ave-Maria
Largo das Freiras of S. Bento

Do you know any additional names to these?

25/11/2021

We couldn't wait any longer and today we have Black Thursday!

Have fun with different cultures, make new friends or find love (why not?). Stroll through the streets of Porto and get to know its nightlife.

Just for tonight, book the Pubcrawl for 12€, with

- 5 DRINKS
- 3 BARS
- 1 CLUB

Book in the link in the bio!

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Porto
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+351932613890

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http://www.portowalkers.pt/

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to a new beginning! cheers!

Wishing a Merry Christmas to all!

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