Cats knows precisely what makes backpackers purr – the facilities are superb and the attractive rooms have thoughtful touches, including big lockers, good lighting and privacy curtains, plus each one comes with a bathroom and balcony. The open-air rooftop lounge is a great place for a sundowner.
Cats Hostel
Ribeira
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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Igreja de São Francisco looks from the outside to be an austerely Gothic church, but inside it hides one of Portugal’s most dazzling displays of baroque…
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One of the world's most beautiful train stations, beaux arts São Bento wings you back to a more graceful age of rail travel. Completed in 1903, it seems…
Nearby Ribeira attractions
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