Up until 31st October, you can travel through the Douro on a historic train! This train belongs to the national rail company, Comboios de Portugal (CP) and has five wooden carriages dating back to the very beginning of the last century, and a steam locomotive of the 1960s. You'll be able to admire the magnificent landscape of the Douro region on this journey through time, covering 46 kilometres.

The journey takes place every Saturday, but from 16th August to 4th October, this journey will also run on Sundays. It always leaves Régua at 3.22 p.m. heading to Pinhão and then carries on to Tua. The return to Régua is always scheduled for 6.32 p.m.

During the trip there is entertainment on board with typical songs from the region, a toast with a glass of Port Wine, and you can also taste the local delicacies.

The fare for an adult is 35 euros and for children (aged 5 to 12), 15 euros. CP has special fares and discounts for rail connections and accommodation.

This May, Porto gains a new connection to another part of the world. The Israeli airline, Arkia, is now going to start flying to Porto in May.

Israeli tourists come to this city for the scenery, shopping, cultural and leisure activities and also to find their Jewish roots. However, this new route also means an opportunity for the business sector.

This flight connection between Porto and Telavive will operate every other week on Tuesdays, in harmony with the existing route between Telavive and Lisbon.

Between 29 September and 9 October, Praça D. João I, in downtown Porto, will receive the 5th edition of the Francesinha festival, which will feature the participation of five iconic brasseries of the Invicta city: Capa Negra, Cufra, Café Santiago, Madureira’s and Porto Beer.

From the most traditional to the most avant-garde recipes, such as vegetarian francesinha, several suggestions will be presented during these eleven days.

Chefs Álvaro Mendes, António Vieira, Luís Américo and Pedro Moura Bessa will be challenged to create their interpretations of this typical dish from Porto, duly combined with Super Bock beers.

The "Francesinha na Baixa" festival will begin on 29 September, at 7 p.m., and on the remaining days it will be open between noon and midnight. Admission is free Monday to Friday, from noon to 5 p.m., having a 3-euro cost per person from that time, which includes a Super Bock Original beer. And the youngsters were not forgotten, as this event will have children's menus and free entrance up to 12 years old.

Parque de Serralves is among the 250 most notable gardens in the world and is included in the list of gardens in the book ‘The Gardener’s Garden’, published by Phaidon.

Parque de Serralves was designed by Jacques Gréber in 1932 and has been classified as a National Monument since 2012. It is remarkable as a historic garden that combines both classical and modern styles.

This book's list of gardens (containing 1,200 illustrations on around 500 pages) includes four Portuguese gardens: Quinta da Regaleira (Sintra), Gardens of the Marqueses de Fronteira Palace (Lisbon), Terra Nostra Garden (Azores) and Quinta do Palheiro (Madeira).