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Porto Day idea

  Day 1 Porto   For our first day in Porto, we put on our best walking shoes and get ready to explore! This itinerary is designed so that it covers all the essentials in the city center. Porto is divided in two major areas:  Downtown and Bonfim.   Bonfim is a residential neighborhood that also serves as Porto's main cultural center. It goes roughly from Bolhão Street to São Roque Park, which sits just a few minutes away from the stadium of F.C. Porto, the city's biggest football club. First we visit downtown Porto.  This is t he place where you'll find many of the city’s landmarks, as well as the majority of other tourists.  It extends from Avenida dos Aliados (one of the city's main streets) to around the Palácio de Cristal Gardens.    9:00am Rua de Santa Catarina We can start the day with a morning stroll by heading to Rua de Santa Catarina, one of Porto's busiest streets. The street is filled with shops and we’ll often find talented street...

Madrid to Burgos

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Fly from Porto to Madrid.  Rent car.  Drive to Burgos.  2 hr 20  minutes up A-1           Follow  E-5 / A-1  to  C. de la Ventosa  in  Burgos . Take exit  3  from  BU-11 2 hr 7 min (224 km)  Take  Calle de Calleja y Zurita ,  C. Bonifacio Zamora de Usabel ,  C. del Carmen ,  Av. Palencia / P.º del Empecinado / N-120 , ... and  C. de Fernán González  to  C. Cabestreros 9 min (3.0 km) C. Cabestreros, 9-7 09003 Burgos, Spain Lodging:   Calle Cabestreros, 6 1 Izquierda, Burgos, Castilla y León 09003, Spain Free cancel until June 17th.