Scavenger hunt in Porto

Explore Portugal's second city in a playful way. These experiences lead you past the Dom Luís Bridge, the Ribeira waterfront, the port wine cellars and the tile facades of the old town.

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Spot a Porto FC scarf

Find an FC Porto (blue-and-white) scarf or shirt on someone or in a shop. Photograph the kit.

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Spot a Porto laundry line

Look up in the Ribeira or Sé area and find laundry strung between two windows or balconies. Photograph the line.

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Spot a Porto Metro M

Find a Porto Metro M sign at any station entrance. Photograph the sign.

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Spot a Porto rabelo boat

Find a rabelo boat moored on the Douro (the flat-bottomed wooden boats that used to carry port from the Douro valley). Photograph one with port-house logos on the sails.

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Spot a Porto rooster (Galo de Barcelos)

Find a ceramic Galo de Barcelos rooster in a souvenir shop, on a fridge magnet or on a tile. Photograph it.

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Spot a Porto sardine festival reference

Around São João (Saint John's Day, 23 June) sardines roast on every corner. The rest of the year find a sardine tile, decorative tin or sardine-shaped souvenir. Photograph the reference.

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Spot a Porto street artist or mural

Find a piece of Porto street art (the Hartlaub mural, the Bordalo II animals). Photograph the wall.

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Spot a Porto street fish-grill smoke

Find a Porto restaurant with a sardine or fish grill smoking out front. Photograph the smoke.

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Spot a Porto sunset over the Douro

Walk to the Jardim do Morro or the Dom Luís Bridge upper deck at sunset. Photograph the golden light on the Douro and the Ribeira facades.

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Spot a Porto tram

Find a heritage Porto tram (Linha 1 along the riverside, Linha 18, Linha 22). Photograph the wooden carriage.

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Spot a São Bento station azulejo panel

Walk into the São Bento train station and find the giant azulejo panels in the entrance hall (20,000 tiles). Photograph one panel of scenes.

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Spot a Super Bock or Sagres beer

Find a Super Bock or Sagres beer (the two Portuguese beers) on a café table. Photograph the bottle or glass.

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Spot a Vila Nova de Gaia rooftop view

Walk up the Vila Nova de Gaia side and photograph the panoramic view of Porto across the Douro with Dom Luís Bridge.

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Spot Livraria Lello

Find Livraria Lello bookshop (the inspiration-for-Harry-Potter staircase). Photograph the wooden facade or the famous red staircase inside.

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Spot the Bolhão Market

Walk to Mercado do Bolhão and find a stall with fish, chouriço or olives. Photograph the iron-and-wood market interior.

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Spot the Capela das Almas blue

Find the Capela das Almas on Rua de Santa Catarina, with its entire facade in blue-and-white azulejos. Photograph the cascade of tiles.

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Spot the Clérigos Tower

Find the Torre dos Clérigos rising 75 metres above the city. Photograph the baroque bell tower.

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Spot the Dom Luís I Bridge

Find the double-decker Dom Luís I Bridge over the Douro. Photograph the iron arches from the Ribeira or Vila Nova de Gaia.

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Spot the Porto Sé cathedral

Find the Sé Cathedral on a hill above the Ribeira, the granite romanesque-and-gothic facade. Photograph from the plaza below.

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Spot the Portuguese tricolor

Find a Portuguese flag (vertical green-red with the coat of arms) flying on a building, balcony or boat. Photograph the colours.

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Spot the Ribeira pastel facades

Walk along the Ribeira waterfront and find the colourful pastel houses stacked up the hillside. Photograph the cascade.

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Tram of Porto pose

The yellow heritage trams of Porto still rattle through the old town. Find one and take a group photo with the tram clearly visible behind you.

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Trivia: Bridge crosses to

The Dom Luís I Bridge crosses the Douro from Porto to which city on the other bank (where most of the port wine cellars are)?

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Trivia: Lello opened

Livraria Lello opened to the public in what year (one year off is fine)?

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