The 3 of us (daughter, sister-in-law and I) stayed in this very nice 3 bedrooms apartment in Porto. I found the apartment nicer than the picture. It was very clean and with all the amenities you may need. Parking in the street in front of the place was easy, otherwise approx. 20 steps away from the apartment there is a place where you can also find easy parking and where you will find a small grocery store (across the place) managed by a sweet elderly couple who gave us a jar of honey as a welcome gift.

The flat is situated in a great neighbourhood (Ribeira) from where you can easily walk to the “cais” (river bank docks) either through a very old street and staircases or through a maze of old historical streets. At one corner of the street you will find a beautiful church and an excellent point of view on Porto, the Douro and Gaia the neighbourhood across the river.

At the risk of making a few people a little jealous and of creating maybe too much expectation…we spent Easter Sunday at Ligia’s family house in a small village outside Porto where they had invited us to go and celebrate Easter “à la portuguaise”. We did not know Ligia before hand but she invited us (3 girls from Montréal and Morocco) to come and spend the day with her family and friends. Needless to stay that it was really amazing (food, company, location). I am saying this just to illustrate how welcoming Ligia is, she and Luis her husband are very friendly.

We left Porto feeling a little sad but very satisfied to have stayed in such historical old neighbourhood of Porto.