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Porto or Oporto (Portuguese: [ˈpoɾtu]) is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Oporto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Oporto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 231,800 people in a municipality with only 41.42 km2. Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.7 million people (2021) in an area of , making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. I…

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Douro
Douro
Canidelo
The Douro (English: /ˈdˈd/, English: /ˈdˈdˈdru/, Portuguese: [ˈdoɾu]; Spanish: Duero Spanish: [ˈdweɾo]; Latin: Durius) is the highest-flow river of the Iberian Peninsula. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in the Spanish province of Soria, meanders south briefly then flows generally west through the northern part of the Meseta Central in Castile and León into northern Portugal. Its most plentiful tributary (carrying a larger discharge than the Douro at their meeting) is the right-bank Esla riv…
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Menu 5 Eruo
Menu 5 Eruo
0,7 mi. NW Porto
The Arrábida Bridge is an arch bridge of reinforced concrete which carries six lanes of traffic over the Douro River, between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, in the Norte region of Portugal. History In March 1952, a preliminary project for a roadway bridge was adjudicated to Professor Edgar António Mesquita Cardoso, by the JAE. It was approved in 1955. The construction of the bridge proceeded in May 1957. By decree 42/234, dated 22 April 1959, the Ministério das Obras Públicas (Public Works Ministr…
wikipedia/Arrábida_Bridge
Estádio do Dragão
Estádio do Dragão
Vila Cova
The Estádio do Dragão (Portuguese: [ɨˈʃtaðju ðu ðɾɐˈɣɐ̃w]; English: Dragon Stadium) is an all-seater football stadium in Porto, Portugal, and the home ground of FC Porto since 2003. It has a seating capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football stadium in Portugal. Designed by Portuguese architect Manuel Salgado, the stadium was constructed to replace Porto's former ground, the Estádio das Antas, along with becoming one of the host venues for the UEFA Euro 2004 final tournament. The i…
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Porto Cathedral
Porto Cathedral
Porto
The Porto Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé do Porto) is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal. It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque monuments. Overview Unlike what's often written, the current Cathedral of Porto was not built under the patronage of Bishop Hugo since the pre-Romanesque church is still mentioned in the De Expugnatione Lyxbonensi as still extant in 1147. This means the present building was…
wikipedia/Porto_Cathedral
Photo09_9
Photo09_9
Porto
The Maria Pia Bridge (in Portuguese Ponte de D. Maria Pia, commonly known as Ponte de Dona Maria Pia) is a railway bridge built in 1877, and attributed to Gustave Eiffel, situated over the Portuguese northern municipalities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Part of the Linha Norte system of the national railway, the wrought iron, double-hinged, crescent arch spans , over the Douro River. At the time of its construction, it was the longest single-arch span in the world; today, it is no longer use…
wikipedia/Maria_Pia_Bridge
Palácio do Freixo
Palácio do Freixo
Valbom
The Palace of Freixo (Portuguese: Palácio do Freixo) is a former-residence in the civil parish of Campanhã, in the northern Portuguese city of Porto. History The residence was order constructed in the middle of the 18th century, by Nicolau Nasoni, by orders of the Canon Jerónimo de Távora, a man of great wealth, from a noble family of Cernaches. At the end of the 18th century, the Viscounts of Azurara purchased the residence, after its original sale to the merchant António Afonso, who had constr…
wikipedia/Palácio_do_Freixo
Queijo Castle
Queijo Castle
Matosinhos
Fort of São Francisco Xavier (Portuguese: Forte de São Francisco Xavier) is a fortification situated along the coast of the civil parish of Nevogilde in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto. History In early era of settlement, the rocky area of Queijo was sacred to the Draganes, a Celtic tribe that arrived in the 6th century. The fortification was likely constructed sometime in the 15th century, over the primitive structure that already existed. King John IV of Portugal ordered the cons…
wikipedia/Fort_of_São_Francisco_Xavier
Rotunda da Boavista
Rotunda da Boavista
Porto
Rotunda da Boavista, officially known as the Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque, is a large roundabout in Porto, Portugal. It honours Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a Portuguese soldier who fought in Africa during the 19th century. History and symbolism A column in the middle of the rotunda (Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular) commemorates the victory of the Portuguese and the British against the French troops that invaded Portugal during the Peninsular War (1807–1814). The colum…
wikipedia/Rotunda_da_Boavista
Estação da Trindade, 2008.01.31
Estação da Trindade, 2…
0,2 mi. NE Porto
The University of Porto (Universidade do Porto) is a Portuguese public research university located in Porto, and founded on 22 March 1911. It is the second largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students, after the University of Lisbon, and has one of the most noted research outputs in Portugal. History The University of Porto was founded by decree of 22 March 1911, issued by the Provisional Government of the First Portuguese Republic. While it is possible to point the university's …
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Porto
Porto
0,2 mi. NE Porto
The Estádio das Antas (officially Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto) was the third (and longest occupied) stadium of the Portuguese football side FC Porto. It was in use from 1952 to 2004, replacing the earlier Campo da Constituição, 1.6km (1 mile) to the west, and later replaced by the Estádio do Dragão, a block southeast away. As well as the stadium, it had an indoor arena and three training grounds. The club's offices were also split between the inside of the stadium and the Torre das Antas, …
wikipedia/Estádio_das_Antas
Light rail system
Light rail system
0,2 mi. NE Porto
The Estádio do Bessa (now Estádio do Bessa Sec. XXI) is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista F.C. Like other stadiums used in Euro 2004, the Bessa is a new ground but built on top of the old stands, with each new stand being constructed at different times, which allowed Boavista F.C. to continue playing there during the project. The former Campo do Bessa existed on the same place as the new stadium since 1911. It cost €45,164,726 to build, from whi…
wikipedia/Estádio_do_Bessa
Porto, Torre dos Clérigos
Porto, Torre dos Clérigos
Porto
The Super Bock Arena (Pavilhão Rosa Mota) is a cultural and sports arena in Porto, Portugal. History The pavilion opened in 1954. It was previously known as Pavilhão dos Desportos. In 1991, it was renamed after Portuguese, European, World and Olympic marathon running champion Rosa Mota. In 2014, after a public call for tenders, a consortium between Lucios and PEV Entertainment was responsible for the rehabilitation of the arena. The initial cost of the rehabilitation was 8 million euros. In Nove…
wikipedia/Super_Bock_Arena
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IMG_4513.JPG
Porto
Batalha Square (Portuguese: Praça da Batalha) is a historical public square located in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Origin of the name According to tradition, the name batalha (battle) comes from a 10th-century battle fought between the Moorish forces of Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir and the inhabitants of Porto, which resulted in the defeat of the latter and the destruction of the city. Overview An important monument of the square is the Batalha Palace, a good example of a late 18th-century urban …
wikipedia/Batalha_Square
Teatro Rivoli, 2008.01.30
Teatro Rivoli, 2008.01.30
Porto
The Church of Cedofeita (Portuguese: Igreja de Cedofeita) is a medieval church in the civil parish of Cedofeita, municipality of Porto, in the northern Grande Porto Subregion of Portugal. The Church is a rare architectural example of a single-nave vaulted-ceiling temple, and the only one in the traditional Entre-Douro-e-Minho Province region of Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument. History The oldest document referring to the Church dates from 1087, when it was consecrated and fun…
wikipedia/Church_of_São_Martinho_de_Cedofeita
Dom Luis Iron Bridge
Dom Luis Iron Bridge
Porto
The Fountain of Colher (Portuguese: Fonte da Colher), is a fountain in the civil parish of Miragaia, in the municipality of Porto, under the level of the Rua Nova da Alfândega. History Although it had an inscription from 1629, it is likely the construction dates earlier, because in the District Archive of Porto, a registry document in Sé (Livro LXXIX das Sentenças, 1491, p. 151) referred to a conditional contract for 300 réis, imposed on all homes in Miragaia. The name of the fountain came from …
wikipedia/Chafariz_da_Colher
Torre dos Clérigos
Torre dos Clérigos
Porto
Soares dos Reis National Museum (Portuguese: Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis) is a museum, currently housed in the Carrancas Palace situated in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the northern Portuguese city of Porto. Founded in 1833, it is the first Portuguese national museum exhibiting collections of Portuguese art, including a collection by Portuguese sculptor António Soares dos Reis, from which the museum derives its name. History The museu…
wikipedia/Soares_dos_Reis_National_Museum
Trip to Porto (Oporto)
Trip to Porto (Oporto)
0,3 mi. SE Porto
The Lusíada University - North (former Universidade Lusíada do Porto) is a Portuguese private university located in Porto and founded in 1991. Notable people Faculty, staff and alumni • Francisco Assis • José Eduardo Pinto da Costa • Manuel Monteiro • Sónia Araújo • José Luís Carneiro Honorary doctors Faculty of Architecture and Arts • Álvaro Siza • Eduardo Souto de Moura Others • Agustina Bessa-Luís • 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) • Valéry Giscard d'Estaing External links • Lusíada University…
wikipedia/Lusíada_University_of_Porto
IMG_1508
IMG_1508
Porto
Casa Vicent is a historic building in the civil parish of Santo Ildefonso, in the Portuguese city of Porto. Located in the historic lower town (Portuguese: Baixa), the shop is notable for the Art Nouveau and Rococo elements and undulating forms of its iron facade; it is similar to the facades of the Ourivesaria Cunha and Ourivesaria Reis along the same road, all constructed by the Companhia Aliança. History At the beginning of the 20th century, Porto boasted several refined and well provided for…
wikipedia/Casa_Vicent
Porto, Farol de Felguieiras from Fortaleza de São João da Foz [27.11.2015]
Porto, Farol de Felguiei…
3 mi. SW Porto
The Fort of Leça da Palmeira (Portuguese: Forte de Leça da Palmeira), or alternately the Castle of Matosinhos (Portuguese: Castelo de Matosinhos) is a 17th-century fort located in civil parish of Leça da Palmeira, municipality of Matosinhos in the Greater Porto region of Portugal. History The fort was begun in 1638 in the area known as Santa Catarina by João Sá e Meneses, then Count of Penaguião, which they initially designated as the Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves da Barra de Leça (Fort of Ou…
wikipedia/Fort_of_Leça_da_Palmeira
Cinema Batalha
Cinema Batalha
Porto
The Cinema Batalha is a Portuguese cinema and concert venue in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, municipality of Porto. Originally known as the Salão High-Life (High Life Cinema), it was moved from Boavista by its owners to its current location, and rebuilt by architect Artur Andrade in the Art-Deco style, re-inaugurated on 3 June 1947. After many years of success, the building and the cinema began losing customers (due to the popularity of video re…
wikipedia/Cinema_Batalha_(Porto)
Ponte Dom Luis I
Ponte Dom Luis I
Porto
The Casa do Infante (House of the Prince), or alternately as the Alfândega Velha (Old Customshouse) is a historical house in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal. The house was originally built in the 14th century as customs and mint, although its present condition derives mostly from a remodelling carried out in the 17th century. Its name derived from an oral tradition that suggested the house was…
wikipedia/Casa_do_Infante
20180601145739_0181 Amianto barato
20180601145739_0181 Amia…
4 mi. NW Porto
Oporto (Portugal)
Oporto (Portugal)
0,2 mi. NE Porto
Livraria Lello e Irmão
Livraria Lello e Irmão
Porto
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