Description Porto

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Porto is one of the oldest tourist destinations in Europe and benefits from a privileged geographical location, complemented by a modern communications and transport network.

The most important city of the North lent its name to the famous wine and to Portugal. Must know its typical neighborhoods, especially the riverside area and the lively area of ??downtown. A vast Cultural Heritage that leaves visitors delighted. Do not miss to visit the wineries of Vila Nova de Gaia and taste the famous Port Wine

During the 1980s and 1990s, the archaeological investigations conducted at the rear of the Cathedral allowed us to identify a stratigraphic profile that illustrates the evolution of the city's primitive nucleus, and concluded that its occupation was almost continuous since the late Bronze Age.

Throughout this time, and particularly in the last thousand years, this small piece of territory and its people played a primordial and unique role in the history of Portugal. It was in Port that the name of the country came up, Portus Cale, that the first impulses for the voyages of the discoveries appeared, was obligatory point of the mercantile activity, and where began the exports of the wine of the port, celebrated until the present day.

To prove the importance of this city, in 1996 Unesco conferred to the city the status of "World Heritage City" and in 2001, together with Rotterdam, it is acclaimed as European Capital of Culture.

Known as the Invicta City, that is, invincible, the Port was considered "Best European Destination 2014" due to its unique features that attract thousands of visitors every year. In Porto we have a set of monuments and historical places to visit, we have river and sea where you can carry out various activities, such as the cruises of the Douro River, we have companies that provide leisure activities for all ages, we have nightlife and we have a unique and multifaceted gastronomy, appreciated by Portuguese and foreigners.

Welcome to Porto!.

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