If you want to make your stay in Porto really diverse and amazing, you need to stay here. We've enjoyed staying at the fishing house so much! Located in Afurada on the riverside it makes the journey very interesting.
We arrived easily from the Porto airport with a taxi (about 20 euro) and were greeted by the owner's wife, Maria, who gave recommendations upon the location and tourists info. The communication with the house owners was so easy and friendly, so it makes the journey very comfortable.
We loved the marine design of this fishing house. The two-storey house is very light and was spacious enough for the family of three people, I suggest it could accommodate more people. Special thanks for providing a child protection on the stairs. At first, it was for us was quite fresh to sleep here, despite radiators, and then we've got used. The locals dry the clothing just in the street, so it looks exotic. I guess they wash per hand, because of the old houses are not equipped with a washing machine. So I was quite busy washing because of the kid.
We loved the kitchen, which had everything we need to cook. In our case, to prepare breakfast, because, who cooks dinner, when there are 3 very nice fish restaurants with fish and seafood in the area? A dining area downstairs and a guest room upstairs are very nice, spacious and cosy. There are two small separate bedrooms upstairs.
The neighbourhood is very friendly there. There is a small supermarket full of everything you need, and cellar port wine as well. In two steps from the house - is a bakery, and in three steps - a boat to the other side of the river (to Porto). Here you can find a huge supermarket. From there, you can take the old tram which is one of the sights of Porto or a bus nr. 500 and reach the centre of Porto. Or you can travel the ocean with a tram or to Foz ocean beach with the bus.
We've travelled to Porto by foot as well, it took 40 minutes along the Villa Nova de Gaia riverside. We've enjoyed the local spirit on the pier and it was a very right decision to live in this fishing house in Afurada, so we send many thanks to Jorge and Maria for hospitability!