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This is a modern, luxury mini-penthouse apartment on the 10th floor of an apartment building on the prestigious Avenida da República, in the heart of the city centre. The apartment has two balconies, one facing east, with spectacular views of the famous monastery Serra do Pilar in the foreground, the city and the mountains of the Douro valley in the distance, and one facing west, with breathtaking views of the river Douro, the port wine lodges, the Clerigos tower and the historical centres of Porto and Gaia (the two banks of the river).
There is a lounge with sofa bed, chairs and cable TV, a separate kitchen, luxury bathroom with full length bath, and double bedroom. There are two sets of double glazed sliding doors from the lounge to the front balcony and also double glazed sliding doors from the bedroom to the rear balcony. The apartment is therefore very quiet and peaceful despite its location in the heart of a buzzing city. There is free high speed Internet throughout the apartment, 40" TV with approx. 80 channels, an Apple TV and Bluray DVD player. Smoking is OK on the balconies but not inside the apartment.
Our apartment is a second home, so non-simultaneous exchanges are possible. It has been used mainly as a holiday let, but we're now in a position where we don't need to do that as much and can look forward to doing some exciting exchanges instead!
“L'apt est très bien situé et dispose de toutes les commodités dont on a besoin. Les propriétaires sont très sympathiques et répondent à toutes les questions. L'échange a été très réussi, je suis ravie de mes vacances. A recommander sans aucun doute si vous souhaitez visiter Porto.”
“Het huis van Shaz ligt zeer centraal, is makkelijk te bereiken, met metro of per voet. Vanaf beide! balkons heb je een prachtig uitzicht over de Douro en over de oude stad. Het huis is voorzien van alle gemakken. Het contact met Shaz verliep ook erg plezierig, ze heeft genoeg informatie gegeven over wat te doen in Porto en in de omgeving van het huis. Onze katten waren zeer relaxed bij thuiskomst en het huis zag er netjes uit. Kortom; een fantastische ruil. Dank je Shaz!”
“Hemos pasado una semana estupenda en este apartamento con la mejor situación posible para disfrutar de Oporto. A cinco minutos del centro, justo al lado del puente, con unas magníficas vistas sobre el río y la ciudad y perfectamente conectado desde la avenida de la república. Las anfitrionas, muy amables, han proporcionado toda la información posible para disfrutar de la ciudad. 100% recomendable...!”
We are a British female couple but have lived in Portugal for 9 years.
Yvonne is a translator and Shaz is a mannequin artist. We love to travel whenever we can get away, all year round if possible!
We have family in South Africa and the UK so love to travel there; we also love visiting most parts of Spain for short or long stays and, well, anywhere warm and sunny really!
Situated in the heart of the tourist area of Porto, voted European destination of the year in 2017, the apartment is just a few metres from the famous D. Luis Bridge, the Serra do Pilar monastery, the Jardim do Morro and the spectacular Teleférico cable car terminal that takes you from the top of the bridge to the heart of the historical centre of Gaia, on the south bank of the Douro, where all the famous Port Lodges are located. The apartment is on the prestigious Avenida da República, with a wide choice of shops, cafés, bars and restaurants on the doorstep, tourist bus stops directly in front of the building and is just a minute's walk from General Torres metro and railway stations. Stroll across the bridge to Porto cathedral (about 10 minutes walk), the famous shopping street Rua de Santa Catarina, the Clerigos Tower, or the Ribeira - Porto's historical centre on the north bank of the river (all within 15 minutes walk from the apartment).
Porto's beaches at Foz and Matosinhos are around 15 minutes away by bus or metro, and the Green coast beaches of Francelos and Miramar are 10-12 minutes away by train. Trains from General Torres also take you directly to Aveiro (the "Venice of Portugal") in around 30 minutes and Lisbon in about 2 and a half hours. There is also a metro station at Porto airport which takes you to the door of the apartment in 45 minutes.
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