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Listing ID: 1389005840390

Category: Home Exchange

Type: Apartment

Country: Portugal

Region: Portugal

City: Porto (Maia)

Nearest Metropolitan Area:
Porto (2km)

Nearest Major Airport:
Porto (15km)

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Cosy flat, on third floor of building (no lift) in a popular and friendly neighbourhood, 1 sleeping room, 1 large living (30 m2) with fireplace (where a rollway bed can be installed), 1 kitchen, 1 bathroom, 1 balcony and 1 large terrace with sunbeds, garden table and barbecue grill.
All mod cons, peaceful and friendly neighbourhood, nearby facilities: mini-market, bus stop 300 m away (several daily buses to downtown Porto and one night bus), cafés, restaurants...For weekly shopping, a couple of hypermarkets are just 10’-15’ walk. A couple of cafés / bakeries and restaurants (Grill & Snack-bar) are also closely situated along Rua Afonso Henriques. Not far either (5’-10’ by bus/car), there’s a county swimming pool, a couple of Fitness Centres and also three different Shopping Malls. All along with this, you may also find other activities in Porto and surrounding districts: Windsurfing, Tennis, Hiking, Leisure park, Historical sites, Cinema, Theatres, Night club, Museum, Casino, Golf… The University of Porto (north campus) is situated 15' by bus/bike. There you may find the Faculties of Medicine, Engineering, Economy, Porto Polytechnic Institute (IPP), Human Motivity and Sports, and other private ones: Catholic University and Univ. Fernando Pessoa.

Language of communication: English and French

Max. Number of Guests: 3 Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1.0

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Destination wanted:

Netherlands: Amsterdam --- Italy: Rome, Florence, Venice --- Spain, Barcelona; London --- England; period: August 2014 (1/2 weeks, between 11th and 31th) Open to other offers (Europe).

Additional information:

TAKE A LOOK AT
http://www.europeanbestdestinations.org/top/europe-best-destinations-2014/
Porto is a World Heritage Town by UNESCO, one of the few Portuguese towns to hold that distinction, which makes the historic city a must to be seen, beginning in the riverside of Douro (“Ribeira”) and going up to “Clérigos Tower”, the city symbol.
Douro Cruise of Six Bridges and Porto wine cellers: admire the riverbanks of Porto and Gaia from a boat and taste that unique nectar, the jewel of Dionysus. Don’t miss the the Douro’s iron bridges (D. Maria and D. Luís) designed by Gustave Eiffel; and the longest concrete single arch of Europe of Arrábida’s bridge by Edgar Cardoso.
Contemporary architecture sites: Álvaro Siza’s Museu de Arte Contemporânea (Serralves Foundation), Tea House (Casa de Chá) and Seawater swimming pool (Leça – Matosinhos), Church of Marco de Canaveses; and the brand new Rem Koolhaas’ Casa da Música;
Promenade of Romantic: feel the presence of the Nineteenth Century taking a walk along the streets, gardens and houses that still keep Romantic memory.
Baroque circuit of Porto’s churches and palaces: a magnificent heritage from the Eighteenth Century that can be discovered in Porto historic city; the most well known architect responsible for several monuments was the Italian Nicolau Nazoni (Clérigos’ Tower, Freixo’s Palace, Senhor de Matosinhos’ Church)
Pre-historic Monuments: Celtic legacy is still visible in some northern sites close to Guimarães; Romanic style monuments: being the cradle of Portugal, several Xth to XIIth century monuments can to be visited in the northern region: Guimarães, Braga, Amarante, Viana do Castelo, Ponte de Lima...
River Douro and famous Atlantic seaside in Foz do Douro and Matosinhos.

About Home Exchange Owners :

Language Teacher in late fourties, experienced home exchanger for more than 10 years now. Been to USA (NY, Boston and Frisco), Canada (Montreal, Toronto), France (Paris, Côte d'Azur), Spain (Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia), Italy (Rome), Danemark and Austria.

Home Exchange Features:

Amenities:

Cable TV
Dvd
Fireplace
High speed internet
Microwave
Patio
Refrigerator
Television
VCR
Washer

Activities/Attractions:

Biking
Boating
Cinemas
Close to bus/train
Fishing
Galleries/Museums
Hiking
Public Swimming Pool
Sailing
Surfing
Tennis

Other Conditions:

Experienced home exchanger
No Smoking

kitchen

bedroom

Terrace

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