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Where to stay in the Porto region
This guide covers 15 destinations in the Porto region, a first-level administrative division of Portugal, with 340 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto and Matosinhos. Across its destinations, June to September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO).
- Destinations in this guide
- 15
- Places to stay
- 340
- Comfortable in the most places
- June to September
- Main airport
- OPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon
Destinations
Destinations in Porto region
Every destination in this guide in the Porto region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porto | 273,476 | 203 | OPO · 12 km |
| Vila Nova de Gaia | 303,824 | 35 | OPO · 14 km |
| Matosinhos | 172,557 | 20 | OPO · 7 km |
| Póvoa de Varzim | 63,408 | 16 | OPO · 17 km |
| Marco de Canaveses | 53,450 | 16 | VRL · 37 km |
| Maia | 134,977 | 11 | OPO · 6 km |
| Amarante | 56,264 | 10 | VRL · 30 km |
| Penafiel | 72,265 | 8 | OPO · 34 km |
| Vila do Conde | 79,533 | 7 | OPO · 13 km |
| Paredes | 86,854 | 4 | OPO · 30 km |
| Gondomar | 164,257 | 2 | OPO · 17 km |
| Valongo | 101,464 | 2 | OPO · 17 km |
| Santo Tirso | 71,530 | 2 | OPO · 20 km |
| Felgueiras | 58,065 | 2 | VRL · 41 km |
| Paços de Ferreira | 56,340 | 2 | OPO · 25 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Porto region
4 places to stay in the Porto region from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Porto Rua 31 De Janeiro aparthotel | Porto | 21 |
| Porto Rua Da Conceição aparthotel | Porto | 21 |
| Porto Rua Das Oliveiras aparthotel | Porto | 24 |
| Porto Rua De Dom Manuel aparthotel | Porto | 24 |
Where to stay
More hotels in Porto region
336 hotels in the Porto region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Café A Brasileira | Porto | 1903 |
| Armazéns Frigoríficos de Massarelos | Porto | |
| Grande Hotel da Póvoa | Póvoa de Varzim | |
| Grande Hotel do Porto | Porto | |
| Palácio das Cardosas | Porto | |
| Caldas de Aregos | Marco de Canaveses | |
| Casa da Calçada | Amarante | |
| Casa de São Miguel | Gondomar | |
| Hotel D. Henrique | Porto | |
| Hotel Infante Sagres | Porto | |
| Baumhaus Serviced Apartments | Porto | |
| Edifício na Avenida dos Aliados nº 166 a 200 | Porto | |
| Edifício na Avenida dos Aliados nº 206 | Porto | |
| Pestana Palácio do Freixo - Porto | Porto | |
| Pousada de São Gonçalo | Amarante | |
| The Yeatman | Vila Nova de Gaia | |
| Vila Galé Porto | Porto | |
| 12 Short Term | Porto | |
| 1872 River House | Vila Nova de Gaia | |
| 22 Oporto Guesthouse | Porto | |
| 296 Heritage Apartments | Vila Nova de Gaia | |
| 7g Roaster Apartments | Vila Nova de Gaia | |
| 8 Villas Hotel & Bistrô | Santo Tirso | |
| 99 Colored Socks | Porto | |
| AC Hotel Porto by Marriott | Porto | |
| Acta The Avenue | Porto | |
| Agua Hotels Mondim de Basto | Amarante | |
| Aldeia do Tâmega | Amarante | |
| Alibi by YoursPorto | Porto | |
| Allegra 508 | Porto |
When to go
Best time to visit Porto region
From the climate of 15 destinations in the Porto region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June to September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 15 | 13 °C | 155 mm |
| February | 0 of 15 | 14 °C | 117 mm |
| March | 0 of 15 | 17 °C | 115 mm |
| April | 0 of 15 | 18 °C | 112 mm |
| May | 0 of 15 | 21 °C | 92 mm |
| June | 15 of 15 | 25 °C | 40 mm |
| July | 15 of 15 | 27 °C | 17 mm |
| August | 15 of 15 | 27 °C | 25 mm |
| September | 15 of 15 | 25 °C | 64 mm |
| October | 0 of 15 | 21 °C | 178 mm |
| November | 0 of 15 | 16 °C | 159 mm |
| December | 0 of 15 | 13 °C | 174 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Porto region
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in the Porto region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
Good to know
Public holidays in Porto region, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in Portugal
Nearby
Regions near Porto region
Other regions of Portugal with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.