A closer look at one of the little watchtowers that project from the Castelo do Queijo on Porto's Atlantic seafront. Officially named the Forte de São Francisco Xavier the coastal fortress was built in the 1660s to defend against the Spanish. This corner of the fort overlooks the beach at Matosinhos.As far as I know the fortress gets its name from the rock it was built on and has little to do with cheese. Whatever the case it was deemed fairly useless from the start as the area it defended was probably to exposed and rocky to land a fleet on anyway.
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Porto and Matosinhos Small Group Tour with Douro Cruise, Lunch and Wine Tasting
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The most complete one day tour to the cities of Oporto and Matosinhos.A professional guide and new comfortable vehicle equipped with air-conditioning will accompany you on a journey you will never forget. You will get to know the most emblematic places, and understand the whole history that surrounds this city.Portuguese gastronomy is appreciated worldwide. Therefore, lunch will take place at a typical restaurant. We will visit the Porto wine cellars of one of the widely respected producers on a global scale.There you will have a tasting of 2 different varieties of port. Matosinhos Private Transfer to Porto
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Skip the long lines for taxis and the hassle of navigating public transportation when you depart to Oporto Airport, Port or Campanhã or São Bento Train Station. Book this private transfer and travel in comfort and safety from your central Matosinhos hotel with a professional driver.Enjoy a hassle-free private transfer from your Matosinhos hotel, and experience a personal meet and greet. Sit back and relax in comfort in an air-conditioned vehicle and get useful tips. Porto
Just along from the beach of Leça da Palmeira, past the Piscina das Marés tidal swimming pool is another stretch of sand - Praia de Fuzelhas.
Whilst much of the shoreline here is rocky, above the tide line is fine golden sand. When the tide does go out lots of rock pools are revealed making this a good spot for kids, with plenty of exploring to be done.
As a Blue Flag beach there are plenty of facilities and the water quality is good. There are a cafes at each end of the beach...
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Matosinhos is Porto's main beach. A long stretch of fine sand backed by apartment blocks, an esplanade and any number of small cafes it is pleasant enough. In the summer there's always some sort of activity on the beach and the lifeguard service makes for safe bathing.
The water quality has improved greatly over the years, although it still isn't up to Blue Flag standards. Given there is a large port and oil terminal at the northern end of the beach this isn't a huge surprise.
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