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The Best Attractions In Porto

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Porto is the second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon and one of the major urban areas of the Iberian Peninsula. The city proper has a population of 237,591 and the metropolitan area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 1.8 million in an area of 2,395 km2 , making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a gamma+ level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group, the only Portuguese city besides Lisbon to be recognised as a global city. Located along the Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and its histor...
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The Best Attractions In Porto

  • 1. Ponte de Dom Luis I Porto
    The Dom Luís I Bridge , or Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the River Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At its construction, its 172 metres span was the longest of its type in the world. It has been confused with the nearby Maria Pia Bridge, a railway bridge that was built 9 years earlier , that is similar in aspect to the Luís I bridge.
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  • 2. Rio Douro Porto
    The Douro is one of the major rivers of the Iberian Peninsula, flowing from its source near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province across northern-central Spain and Portugal to its outlet at Porto.
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  • 3. Clerigos Tower Porto
    The Clérigos Church is a Baroque church in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Its tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols.
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  • 4. Cais da Ribeira Porto
    The Wharf of the Customshouse is located on the edge of the Bay of Angra, in the civil parish of Sé, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
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  • 5. Livraria Lello Porto
    The Lello Bookstore , also known as Livraria Lello & Irmão and Livraria Chardron, is a bookstore located in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto. Along with Bertrand in Lisbon, it is one of the oldest bookstores in Portugal and frequently rated among the top bookstores in the world .
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  • 6. Palacio da Bolsa Porto
    The Stock Exchange Palace is a historical building in Porto, Portugal. The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association in Neoclassical style. It is located in the Infante D. Henrique Square in the historical centre of Porto, designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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  • 7. Praia da Luz Porto
    Praia da Vitória , translated as the Beach of the Victory, is a municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. With a population of 21,035 , the second largest administrative authority on the island of Terceira, it covers an area of 161.27 square kilometres , that extends from the northern coast halfway into the interior.
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  • 8. Praia do Carneiro Porto
    Jequiá da Praia is a municipality located in the coast of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its area is 339 km², and in 2005 it had a population of 12,926. The municipal seat lies on the Jequiá River. The municipality contains the 10,231 hectares Lagoa do Jequiá Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2002.
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  • 11. Porto Cathedral (Se Catedral) Porto
    Porto, a popular tourist destination in Portugal is the second largest city of the country. The city is located along the Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal. Porto is one of the oldest European centers, and its historical core was classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.
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  • 12. Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco Porto
    The Church of Saint Francis is the most prominent Gothic monument in Porto, Portugal, being also noted for its outstanding Baroque inner decoration. It is located in the historic centre of the city, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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  • 14. Church of Sao Pedro dos Clerigos Porto
    The following is a list of churches in Portugal by district or autonomous region.
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  • 15. Igreja do Carmo Porto
    The Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a church in the civil parish of Madalena, in the municipality of Lisbon. The Church of Conceição dos Freires, or Conceição Velha, was not included in the original plans to reconstruct the Lisbon riverfront, even though it was partially ruined. Instead, King Joseph gave the monks from the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição the location of the Misericórdia church, and ordered Pombaline architect Francisco António Ferreira in 1770, to rebuild the structure. Once renovations were completed, the clerics of the Conceição, re-occupied the rebuilt Misericórdia Church, and the Brotherhood of the Misericórdia was transferred to the Church of São Roque. Francisco António Ferreira, also known as o Cangalhas, reused the lateral entrance, cen...
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