Ribeira is Porto's riverside quarter and the picture most people carry home: tall, narrow houses in faded colours, laundry over the lanes, and the iron arch of the Dom Luís I Bridge, opened in 1886, closing the view. The quarter is part of the Historic Centre of Porto, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1996.
Daily life here is lived outdoors. The quay and Praça da Ribeira are lined with terraces, the Palácio da Bolsa and the church of São Francisco are a few steps uphill, and on the night of 23 June the whole riverbank celebrates São João. It is busy for most of the year and quiet only early in the morning.
Ribeira is walked, not driven. São Bento station on metro line D is about eight minutes uphill, the Guindais funicular links the quay to Batalha, and the lower deck of the bridge takes you across to the port cellars of Gaia in five minutes.
Steakhouse in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira 249, 4050-421.
Restaurant in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Rua de O Comércio do Porto 191, 4050-173.
Portuguese restaurant in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Rua das Flores 135.
Restaurant in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Rua de São Francisco 12A, 4050-549.
Museum in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Rua de Dom Hugo 32, 4050-305.
Gift shop in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Rua Ferreira Borges, 4050-252.
Gift shop in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Rua das Flores 22, 4050-262.
Pharmacy in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Largo de São Domingos 42;44, 4050-545.
Attraction in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Largo Primeiro de Dezembro 155, 4000-404.
Museum in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Rua de Dom Hugo 15, 4050-305.
Café in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Rua do Cais da Ribeira 18.
Arts centre in Ribeira, Porto. Address: Largo de São Domingos 21, 4050-545.
