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Mad About Porto is a professional travel guide platform focused on Porto and northern Portugal. It also offers booking services for local experiences, flights, hotels, and car rentals. It won the 2024 UK travel award for "Best Travel Guide to Northern Portugal" and is a well-recognized local destination content platform.
The platform's core content includes in-depth introductions to neighborhoods, landmarks, museums, beaches, restaurants and accommodations across Porto, and also extends to surrounding destinations in northern Portugal such as the Douro Valley, Silver Coast, and the Minho Region. It provides detailed transportation guidance and explanations of local culture, and also aggregates products like local day tours, wine tasting experiences, and city walking tours that you can check and book directly online. Most of these products include free cancellation.
All basic guide content on the platform is completely free. It generates revenue through commissions from user bookings of third-party products, so no extra fees are charged to users.
On the plus side, content is clearly categorized, covering everything from the World Heritage Old Town to under-the-radar undeveloped beaches. It not only explains historical and cultural background, but also offers practical information on parking, transportation, bookings and more, making it far more useful than general travel platforms.
But the drawbacks are fairly noticeable: the entire site only supports English, with no Chinese interface, which creates a high barrier for Chinese travelers. And bookings are redirected to third-party sites, so you can't complete the whole booking process directly on the platform.
It's great for travelers planning a self-guided trip to Porto who want to deeply explore off-the-beaten-path destinations. Currently, Chinese users can access the site directly without a VPN.
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madaboutporto.com is an Portugal Travel provider. TG4G tracks its product information, an overall rating of 7.0/10, and a China-accessibility score of China direct-connect friendly. Click "Visit Official Site" to reach madaboutporto.com directly.