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{{Infobox Italian Location
|country = Portugal
|state = Norte North Region|district = Porto
|map = <map lat='41.13574463182004' lng='-8.598175048828125' zoom='11' view='3' float='right' />
|pop = 1,700,000
==== From Santo Ovídio ====
Going Hitching South is very easy, even especially when you start from within the nearby city of ''Vila Nova de Gaia'', which is just across the Douro River. One spot in Gaia is a roundabout, next to the last metro stop (''Santo Ovídio''). This is an okay spot to stand, even at night, for going to both towards the north Porto and above as well as going south(but it is definitely easier to get a ride to the north there). It is better if you stare down the highway which points towards A1 Highway going to Lisbon and turning right to Porto and North, there is a small red light and stand there if you want to head back to Porto and North.
==== From Repsol, Vila Nova de Gaia ====
[[File:Porto_south_repsol_back_entrance.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|The entrance to the fenced tunnel to the back entrance of the gas station]] There is a petrol station on the A1 highway just after the ramp which is excellent for rides to the south. Get to the last stop of the metro line D called Santo Ovídio. Walk south down Rue Rua de Soares dos Reis (N1) and continue walking when it becomes the Rue Fonte dos Arrependidos. Cross Pass under the highway through the tunnel and keep walking on the Rue Rua Alto das Terras. After a few hundred meters you will see the petrol station on your left. Should take ~15 minutes, mostly downhill and in the shade. Walk the dirt road full of garbage to the left till you find fenced tunnel (pictured) that leads to door to the station with a doorbell you can ring so the staff will come and let you in. They're fine with coming to open it.As of May 2019 the doorbell is broken, but if you happen to have a mobile phone with you, you can call them at +351 22 712 6842 and they will open the door for you (it's really work!). In case you don't have a working sim card, you can probably shout to attract attention and have them come over. Failing that, it's also easy to get to the petrol station for someone that is ok with a "short moment of illegality": after the tunnel you can climb to your left side and then walk along the highway for some meters to the petrol station. Otherwise it's also possible to climb over the gas station fence. A special tip, after the tunnel keep looking on your left side, you can find a lot of wild strawberries (in Summer, of course).
'''Note:''' Due to construction work, You can either stand in the spot on petrol station or at the exit ramp between Santo Ovídio and this petrol station. You can also try to stand in the highway itself, previously mentioned in this articlebut as a passing policeman said, it is no option anymoreunlikely cars in the highway stop.  The highway starts right after following service station on the small pedestrian crossing traffic lights at A1 is called Antuã-Estarreja. Anyone who is going in the end direction of the Santo Ovídio metro station and walking [[Aveiro]] but not to Lisbon can drop you off here is prohibited, where there will be plenty off cars almost all bound straight for Lisbon.
=== The route to [[France]] ===
For people trying to go from Porto and enter France as fast as possible. Go to the second Gas station, get lift in the direction of Viseu and then get dropped at any petrol station and then look out for cars and Portugese trucks which are going to France or cars that are from Belgium or Netherlands. Be patient and ensure you do not get down anywhere else but only '''petrol stations'''; don't go with drivers to their city center or you will get stuck. Near border of Spain before the border if you are at a gas station, wait until you find a car or truck that goes all the way to Saint Sebastian, a Spanish town on the French border. You will have to be patient and you will definitely find with a little time and patience. Try to get a direct ride to France ( so that you can '''skip Spain''') which is a disaster for long distance hitchhiking.
 
Start from the petrol station near "Vila nova de Gaia".
=== North towards [[Braga]] and [[Spain]] ([[Vigo]], [[Santiago de Compostela]]) ===
There are probably many other ways of leaving Porto in that direction, yet to be discovered and shared.
Me and my travel-buddy tried the petrol station close to the metro station "Estadio do mar", but couldn't get a ride after trying for one hour. Some people at the petrol station told us about a FREE shuttle bus '''(free bus shuttle – MAR Lines – ended its operation in July 31st 2017''' ) going north to IKEA (located close to the motorway A28) where a lot of spanish people go for shopping. The best way to get to the bus-station for the free shuttle-bus is to take the metro to "Senhora da Hora" (one stop before "Estadio do mar"), walk back (if you took the metro from the city) on the street along the metro-line, take a right into the street called "Avenida de António Domingues dos Santos / Rua da Barranha" and find a bus-station on the right side. This is how it looks like:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=senhora+da+hora,+4460+Matosinhos,+Oporto,+Portugal&hl=en&ll=41.186549,-8.654994&spn=0.000793,0.001161&sll=41.253032,-8.602295&sspn=1.497015,2.37854&vpsrc=0&t=h&layer=c&cbll=41.186549,-8.654994&panoid=gGtOnq9c4EOLBmuF6RQZqQ&cbp=12,299.34,,0,6.98&z=20
=== East towards [[Amarante]], [[Vila Real]], [[Mirandela]] and [[Bragança]] ===
There is a motorway (A4) going from Porto to Bragança, a good way to get into it is to take the metro line F (direction FANZERES) and get out on station BAGUIM, from there you can walk till the The [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A4_%28autoestrada%29#.C3.81reas_de_servi.C3.A7o_e_de_repouso second petrol station] on the A4 motorwayis a good spot to catch a ride East. You can get there '''By Metro (1,50€ from center)''' <br>Take the metro line F (direction FANZERES) and get out at CAMPAÍNHA (not to be confused with Campanhã!). From there you can walk: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Campa%C3%ADnha,+4435-140+Rio+Tinto/41.2000340,+-8.5645780/@41.1938539,-8.5616676,1165m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0xd2463eb34b18f31:0x9959d0cff0f293ca!2m2!1d-8.553955!2d41.183452!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0x0!2m2!1d-8.564578!2d41.200034!3e2!5i1?hl=de
https://mapsThe walk takes about 30min (fast walking) and to enter the petrol station you can easily jump the fence if you follow it from the gate to the left.google.com/maps?saddr=esta%C3%A7%C3%A3o+de+metro+baguim,+rio+tinto,+porto&daddr=Unbekannte+Stra%C3%9Fe&hl=de&ie=UTF8&ll=41.192542,-8.555775&spn=0.024608,0.055189&sll=41.189896,-8.570343&sspn=0.024609,0.055189&geocode=FSJxdAIdnJl9_ynd2Y7BwGMkDTGvNlzAZdOmpg%3BFaKpdAIdnlB9_w&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=ltm&z=14
The map above doesn't show the metro station on the satellite image''By Train (1,40€ from center)''' <br>For a shorter walk, but the B arrow points take a train going to the petrol stationBraga, the walk takes about 40min Guimarães, or Marco/Caíde (fast walkinggreen, red, or blue line) from "S. Bento" or "Campanhã", and to enter the petrol station you can easily jump the fence if you follow it from the gate to the leftget off at "Águas Santas/Palmilheira".
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/41.200041,-8.5565396/41.2000340,+-8.5645780/@41.1980698,-8.5662228,15z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0x0!2m2!1d-8.564578!2d41.200034!3e2 ATTENTION: There are only 2 3 other petrol stations on this motorway ([http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A4_%28autoestrada%29#.C3.81reas_de_servi.C3.A7o_e_de_repouso check Wikipedia for update]), one just after [[Penafiel]] , the next one near Lamares after Villa Real, and other the last just before [[Mirandela]], so if you stay on the petrol station above, ask for someone drivers going to [[Vila Real]] to leave you on Penafiel's petrol Station, from there it's pretty easy to get a hitch to [[Amarante]] and [[Vila Real]], but you will have to ask a hitch to someone going further than [[Mirandela]] in order to reach [[Bragança]] and ask to be left on Lamas de Orelhão's petrol Station.
=== Sleep ===
If you continue East a little more, nearing the last white bridge and opposite the beach there are a few empty fields, again between the lower road and the town above. Locals pass through these fields, but it would be easy to spend the night without being bothered.
[[trashAnother good option is to pitch a tent or just sleep in the bushes in the biggest park of Porto - Parque de Cidade. It's located quite far from the center, but in a very nice area near the ocean. Park is huge and there are a lot of good places with bushes and trees for a tent. In the center of this park there is a large public WC which has free hot showers. It is a large round concrete building with ivy growing all around it, you can't miss it! Only open during the day. There is good transport connection with the city center, or just follow Avenida da Boavista, it takes 60-80 minutes on foot from the center.. Porto center streets can be a bit scary at night, if you need to sleep well and safe the airport is your best option. It is warm and safe and you can blackride the metro from the center to there in about 30 minutes and return the next morning to the city. CampingThere is a lot of campings near "Praia de Madalena". It is close to the city centre, you just have to take the bus number 906. A place costs 6 euro per night. === Eat ===On the Rua Doutor Alves da Veiga/Rua de Fernandes Tomas every weekday charity organisations feed people, start at 21:00. Ofcourse for free. Food is very cheap in Portugal, you can have a dinner for 3.5 euro. During Livediverse's stay in Porto]], he got this recommendations for cheap vegan food: Res da Rua Casa da Horta Espaço Compasso You can also eat in some another places which serve organic food like Quintal Bioshop. There is also a place called Suribachi which serves macrobiotic food.  == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}    
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