- Rating
- 4.5 ★
- Google reviews
- 602
- Type
- Quinta (country estate)
- Concelho
- Barcelos
- From Porto Airport
- 26 km · 24 min
- From central Porto
- 41 km · 36 min
- Phone
- 965 106 446
What it is
Google lists Quinta Pauliana as an event organiser and a restaurant. Of the 217 reviews read, 34 mention weddings, 17 mention christenings, 5 mention first communions and 2 mention corporate events. It works as a restaurant as well: 1 reviews mention lunch and 2 mention dinner.
Where it is
R. do Carreiro 291, 4750-276 Macieira de Rates.
From central Porto it is 41 km, about 36 min by car. From Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport it is 26 km, about 24 min. The centre of Barcelos is 14 km away. Without a car it is not practical.
What is nearby
- Vila Nova de Famalicão12 km
- Barcelos14 km
- Póvoa de Varzim14 km
- Vila do Conde14 km
- Matosinhos35 km
- Braga35 km
By road, Vila Nova de Famalicão is 17 min away and Barcelos 15 min. This is Vinho Verde country: light whites, often with a slight fizz.
Food and service
Food comes up in 76 of the 217 reviews, averaging 4.4 stars. Dishes named most often: meat (3). The staff is a theme in 97, averaging 4.6 stars.
12 reviews talk about the event organisation, averaging 5.0 stars.
Grounds, gardens and halls
The grounds and gardens come up in 89 reviews, averaging 4.6 stars. What the reviews name: the garden (9), the outdoor areas (4) and the view (3). 36 reviews talk about the halls and interior, averaging 4.7 stars.
Access and parking
Google lists free street parking, free parking and a free car park. Parking comes up in 5 reviews, averaging 4.8 stars. There are 3 reviews about access and the road, averaging 4.7 stars.
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.
- Free street parking
- Free parking
- Free car park
- Wheelchair parking
- Wheelchair entrance
- Wheelchair seating
- Wheelchair toilet
Who it suits
Suits
- guests flying in on the day: 24 min from the airport
- anyone driving: Google lists free parking
- guests with reduced mobility: adapted access on the Google listing
- families with small children
- christenings and communions, as well as weddings
Worth knowing
- 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 Pauliana?
None of the 217 reviews read gives 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 Pauliana say?
On Google, 34 of 602 ratings (6%) give 1 or 2 stars. In the reviews read, 20 are in that band and their themes are the food (9), the staff (8), the grounds and gardens (5).
Are the reviews of Quinta Pauliana recent?
Of the 217 reviews read with a date, 28 are from the last 12 months and 50 from the last two years. The venue is active.
How do you get to Quinta Pauliana by train?
Public transport was not checked for this page. By road, Campanhã station in Porto is 45 km away, about 39 min. The centre of Barcelos is 14 km from the venue. Plan a taxi or a shuttle for the last stretch.
Does the makeup artist travel to Barcelos?
Yes. Larissa Wendler works from a studio in Porto and travels to the venue. It is 36 min by road to Quinta Pauliana.
Read on 7 September 2026: 602 Google reviews, 217 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 de Vinhós5 km
- Quintinha das Rosas8 km
- Solar de Vila Meã11 km