- Rating
- 4.5 ★
- Google reviews
- 225
- Type
- Quinta (country estate)
- Concelho
- Barcelos
- From Porto Airport
- 58 km · 49 min
- From central Porto
- 73 km · 1 h 01
- Phone
- 937 560 713
What it is
Google lists Quinta do Ribeiro as a wedding quinta, an event organiser and an event venue. The reviews read describe events: 9 weddings out of 71. The person behind this guide is Larissa Wendler, a makeup artist in Porto who works at weddings all over the north.
Where it is
Largo do Ribeiro, 4905-041 Balugães.
From central Porto it is 73 km, about 1 h 01 min by car. From Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport it is 58 km, about 49 min. The centre of Barcelos is 14 km away. Without a car it is not practical.
What is nearby
- Barcelos14 km
- Ponte de Lima16 km
- Viana do Castelo21 km
- Braga31 km
- Vila Nova de Famalicão34 km
- Póvoa de Varzim45 km
By road, Barcelos is 15 min away and Ponte de Lima 16 min. This is Vinho Verde country: light whites, often with a slight fizz.
Food and service
The food is mentioned in 15 of the 71 reviews read, averaging 3.9 stars. Dishes named most often: bacalhau, salt cod (3) and meat (3). The staff comes up in 10 reviews, averaging 4.4 stars.
The event organisation is a theme in 9, averaging 4.7 stars.
Grounds, gardens and halls
The grounds are the most repeated theme: 19 of the 71 reviews, averaging 4.3 stars. What the reviews name: the garden (6). There are 8 reviews about the halls and interior, averaging 4.6 stars.
Access and parking
Google lists on-site parking, free parking and a free car park. Parking is a theme in 3, averaging 3.0 stars. At that average, it is a problem to ask about. For guests with reduced mobility, Google marks 4 accessibility features: wheelchair parking, wheelchair entrance, wheelchair seating and wheelchair toilet.
What the Google listing shows
Features marked on the Google listing, read on 7 September 2026. Nothing here was checked on site.
- On-site parking
- Free parking
- Free car park
- Wheelchair parking
- Wheelchair entrance
- Wheelchair seating
- Wheelchair toilet
- Public toilet
- Reservation required
- Online booking
- Children's activities
- Children's parties
- Sala de amamentação
- Baby changing
Planning a wedding here
Wedding season in the north of Portugal runs from May to October. The site does not name an indoor hall, so ask what happens if it rains.
Guests flying in land 58 km away, about 49 min by road. The nearest town centre for hotels is 14 km away.
Neither the site nor the 71 reviews read name a chapel. For a religious ceremony, count on the church in the parish and the drive between the two.
On the first call, ask how many cars the car park holds, seated capacity indoors and outdoors, separately, whether there is more than one event on the same day and whether the kitchen is theirs or outside catering comes in.
Who it suits
Suits
- anyone driving: Google lists free parking
- guests with reduced mobility: adapted access on the Google listing
- families with small children
Worth knowing
- 3 reviews mention parking, averaging 3.0 stars
- anyone wanting to sleep on site: neither the Google listing nor the reviews read mention rooms
- anyone without a car: 14 km from the centre of Barcelos
Frequently asked questions
How many guests fit at Quinta do Ribeiro?
Neither the website nor the 71 reviews read give a number, and the Google listing has no capacity field. Ask the venue for seated capacity indoors and outdoors separately.
What do the 1 and 2 star reviews of Quinta do Ribeiro say?
On Google, 9 of 225 ratings (4%) give 1 or 2 stars. In the reviews read, 4 are in that band and their themes are the grounds and gardens (2), value for money (2), the food (2).
Are the reviews of Quinta do Ribeiro recent?
Of the 71 reviews read with a date, 7 are from the last 12 months and 10 from the last two years. The venue is active.
Does Quinta do Ribeiro have rooms?
Google does not list it as accommodation, and none of the reviews read mentions a room. If guests need to sleep nearby, ask the venue which hotels it usually works with.
Does the makeup artist travel to Barcelos?
Yes. Larissa Wendler works from a studio in Porto and travels to the venue. It is 1 h 01 min by road to Quinta do Ribeiro.
Read on 7 September 2026: 225 Google reviews, 71 with text. Distances by road, from OpenStreetMap data. This is a reading of the data, not a visit. Prices, dates and capacity are for the venue to confirm.
Other venues in Barcelos
The nearest venues in the same concelho, with distance by road.
- Quinta Casa da Cal3 km
- Quinta Santa Marta5 km
- Solar das Rosas11 km