October 2020 - after sleeping in a suburb at the beach we arrived in Porto early in the morning. We parked the camper on a guarded parking- recommended in Porto- next to Monastery of Serra do Pilar. It was very cloudy when we walked over the iconic steel bridge. 
compared to the rest of Portugal so far, Porto was comparably crowded for COVID-19 standards. In the First Café we had our mandatory Pastells breakfast and continued to the train station to visit the many azulejos. 
As the day was early we continued our walk through Passos Manuel along many nice Art Deco buildings and sneaked into some of the shops or Cafés. The majestic cafe and the many cinemas were stunning. Every second corner, someone roasted chestnuts. Obviously a specialty of the region. We walked up to the famous book shop Lello but were astonished about the long line of Harry Potter fans, despite Covid. Many other places reminded us of our England trip though, especially Liverpool. We continued to the older and more characteristic Ribeira with its cozy alleys and morbid charme. We met a few cats strolling around and had lunch in a non- tourist bistro. With a typical pork nuckle dish. The weather turned 180 sunshine no clouds and tshirt weather. Finally we reached the painted houses along the Douro crossed the river, I still planned visiting portwine cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia. All in all a wonderful, too short day in Oporto. I would have stayed for the night, but we felt a bit uncomfortable with the crowds and found a spot at the ocean again. I will hopefully come back again.