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Porto, Portugal Tourism

Porto Tourism

The town that gave the country (and port wine) its very name, Porto is Portugal’s second-largest metropolis after Lisbon. Sometimes called Oporto, it's an age-old city that has one foot firmly in the industrial present. The old town, centered at Ribeira, was built on the hills overlooking the Douro River, and today is a... more
The town that gave the country (and port wine) its very name, Porto is Portugal’s second-largest metropolis after Lisbon. Sometimes called Oporto, it's an age-old city that has one foot firmly in the industrial present. The old town, centered at Ribeira, was built on the hills overlooking the Douro River, and today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 14th-century São Francisco church is a main attraction, as are the local port wine cellars, mostly located across the river at Vila Nova de Gaia.
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66°F 18°C
51°F 10°C
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71°F 21°C
56°F 13°C
Jul
74°F 23°C
58°F 14°C
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75°F 23°C
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72°F 22°C
57°F 13°C
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67°F 19°C
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“Overview of Porto” Frommer's
“Porto, Portugal” The Cultured Traveler
“While Finely Aged, Oporto Cultivates a Taste for the New” New York Times (free registration required)
“Porto, Portugal and the River of Gold” GoNomad.com
“Wonderland of faded glory” Sydney Morning Herald
“Driving Portugal’s Wine Country” Travel + Leisure
“Spanish and Portuguese Wine Trail - Portugal” Passport Newsletter
“A Connection in Porto - Portugal, Europe” BootsNAll.com
“Spotlight on: Porto” MSNBC.com / Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
“In Portugal, Daring Design in a Laid-Back City” New York Times (free registration required)
“10 best autumn breaks for foodies” guardianunlimited.co.uk / The Guardian
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“Porto Travel Blogs, Photos and Videos” TravelPod.com
“Life in the street” VirtualTourist.com
“Lots of Pubs / Restaurants ...” VirtualTourist.com
“Great Backgrounds” VirtualTourist.com
“Porthouses” VirtualTourist.com
“"Its Majesty", the Dom Luis I bridge” VirtualTourist.com
“They all lead to Douro...” VirtualTourist.com
“What a walk!” VirtualTourist.com
“Patience...” VirtualTourist.com
“Palacio da Bolsa” VirtualTourist.com

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