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Last weekend we paid a visit to the Invicta , as portuguese like to call it. Porto for us, Oporto for everybody else! Even though it was cold and rainy we manage to have a great time! These were the high points: Rua das Flores , the urban art that has been done in the buildings which are being renovated, and the electrical boxes are a different type of art fun to see. Also many cool restaurants and cafes have open. Explore the old city, from  Sé  down to  Ribeirinha  and get  a nice view of the old little alleys and streets of Porto. A stroll alongside the Ribeirinha and Gaia , great place for pictures and beautiful view of the city. To complete the scenery cross the beautiful Ponte de São Luis (the one resembling the Eiffel Tower) to Gaia (I recommend crossing the bridge on top and head back on the bottom part – both views are wonderful). In Gaia you can go to the Caves for free, where they explain all the process of making P...

Comme Ça  – loved this place! The food, the decoration, the crowd, the waiters and the live music which made our dinner so pleasant. The concept is fun, all dishes cost 12€ served with potatoes in the oven and a mixed salad and it’s enough for two people to share. We had the rosbife in a mushroom soup and the little stakes with herbs sauce, all of it delicious! Ohh and a nice bottle of João Pires (Portuguese white wine which has a little taste of moscatel, a sweet Portuguese liquor!)