Here comes our taxi, good old tram No. 1🚋. The Linha 1 tram screeches and rattles along the Douro River from the Ribeira district of Porto to the Foz do Duoro district,  and this is exactly where we were headed. So hop on its so much fun!

To get to Foz from the historic center of Porto with this tram it takes approx. 15-20 minutes. You can also take the bus, no. 500 (which is a bit cheaper as well) and be there in approx. 10 minutes.

Foz is located in the western part of Porto, where the Duoro River and the Atlantic Ocean both meet. We were informed by our friends that it is one of the most affluent areas of the city of Porto. We spent the day mostly walking along the beach area and the promenade. It was such a gorgeous day and you could hear the waves crashing on the shore. It felt just like home.😊

To end this perfect day we ate at Tavi  (see below) on their outdoor enclosed patio, which overlooks the Atlantic ocean. We had an excellent meal there with some great wine of course. 😊🍷And we must add, all of it for a really reasonable price. I would definitely recommend.

Do as we say, not as we do! READ ON!So we wanted to go to the MUSEU DE ARTE SERRALVES. This museum is renowned for contemporary art and not far at all from the Foz district. We need to tell you this little story so you can learn from our mistakes.

We saw on the museum website that the first Sunday of every month, admission is free for all museums in Porto, from 9am to 1pm. So we figured why not plan to go on this day since we were already there. Wise decision, right? Well actually, no! 😊When we arrived, there was a huge line-up to get in and we stayed in line for about 45 minutes before we finally got to the counter. Before we could even say a word, the lady at the desk informed us of the admission fee. When we said “is it not free admission this morning?” she answered, “just for Portuguese residents“!😩 So we could have probably come on another day and visited this museum with a lot less people, but we ended up walking through the museum hip to hip with all our many Portuguese friends!   

At least it was well worth it!

Work by Anish Kapoor

Work by Anish Kapoor