Porto

Porto (in English also Oporto), formerly Portucale, population 263,000 in 15 parishes, with 1,551,950 in the metropolitan area, is Portugal's second city and district seat. It is situated in the north of the country, on the northern bank of the Douro River, just in the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

Gallery

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Image:Portocity.jpg|View from the Douro River

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Image:Porto_aliados.jpg|Avenida dos Aliados at the beginning of the XX century

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Image:clerigos.jpg|Another view from the Douro

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Image:Estadio dragao entrance.jpg|Estádio do Dragão

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Image:Estadio do bessa.jpg|Estádio do Bessa

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Image:Porto metro cdm.jpg|A Metro Sign and the Casa da Música concert hall

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Image:ParqueCidade Porto.JPG|City Park

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Image:Sbento trainstation porto.JPG|S. Bento train station

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Image:Pailhao rosa mota porto.JPG|Pavilhão Rosa Mota Sports arena and XVIII aristocratic garden

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Image:Coliseu do Porto.JPG|Coliseu do Porto Opera, concert, and theatre house

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Image:Castelo do Queijo.JPG|Castelo do Queijo Coastal fortress

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Image:Porto Neighbourhoods.gif|Map of Porto neighbourhoods

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Image:Ribeira_Porto_Portugal.jpg|Ancient part of Ribeira

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Image:Porto City Hall.JPG|City Hall

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Image:Ponte arrabida 28-9-04.jpg|Ponte D'Arrabida

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Image:800px-Blick über den Rio Douro auf Porto.jpg|Rebelo, traditional boat on Douro river

Related Topics:
Boat - Douro

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