The Dragão is one of Europe's great fortresses and Porto is a beautiful, affordable city for a football weekend. We pair cheap flights with match tickets so you can take it all in.
Porto play at the Estádio do Dragão, a modern, steep-sided ground in the east of the city and one of the toughest places to visit in Portugal. The Super Dragões drive a fierce atmosphere, especially on European nights. The city's metro runs directly to the Estádio do Dragão stop right beside the ground.
Porto has a strong list of direct routes from the UK and Ireland, and the metro runs from the airport into the city — cheap, quick and simple. Base yourself near the centre or the riverfront and the same metro line carries you out to the stadium on matchday, with no need for taxis or transfers.
Porto is a gem: the steep old town tumbling down to the Douro river, the port-wine lodges across the water in Gaia, the blue azulejo tiles and the ironwork of the Dom Luís I bridge. It's smaller, cheaper and more intimate than Lisbon, and a superb weekend built neatly around the football.