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WHAT to SEE:



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Porto’s sister city Gaia has beaches and those famous Port wine cellars. We recommend the Sandeman Cellars to taste the famous Porto wine !



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Livraria Lello



The world’s third most beautiful bookstore - an art nouveau pearl with gothic details, stained glass and a fabulous red staircase, said to have inspired the one in Hogwarts (JK Rowling once lived in Porto).



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Porto Cathedral



Porto’s Cathedral (‘Sé’) is the city’s most important church. Built in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, it’s a national monument.



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Luís I Bridge



An industrial symbol for Porto, this twin-level metal arched bridge opened in 1886. It was conceived by the German engineer Théophile Seyrig who cofounded the Eiffel Company.



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Church of São Francisco



The last Gothic monument in Porto is this church completed in 1425. Wander around to the apse to ponder the long lancet windows and then head back to the main facade where an ornate portal is crested by a lovely rose window.



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Clérigos Church



The 75.6-metre-high tower of this Baroque church can be spotted from most parts of Porto and was the tallest building in the country when it was completed.



About the City



Founded in 1123, Porto is the second-largest city in Portugal and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto known for its stately bridges and port wine production.


Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and its core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. In 2014 and 2017, Porto was elected as The Best European Destination by the Best European Destinations Agency.


Port wine, one of Portugal's most famous exports, is named after Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia.


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