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Oporto City Guide
Oporto is one of the most ancient European cities. It was born from
the Douro river during the Middle Ages. The city was classified as World
Heritage by UNESCO in 1996.
Oporto is the second largest city in Portugal and the capital of the north. Porto gave its name to Portugal and its language. The name derives from the Roman settlement of Portus Cale. The Douro, which comes from Rio do Ouro (River of Gold), has always been Porto's income.
You will find allot of surprises here. Porto is conservative, but also contemporary and artistic.
In the other side of the river the city is called Vila Nova de Gaia. By the river you will find many Port Wine Cellars which you can visit and taste the wine.
Oporto was the European Capital of Culture at 2001 and "Casa da Música" was an architectural masterwork built at that time by Rem Koolhaas. Take a tour and listen to a concert.
São Francisco Church you really can't miss. From the outside it may look an ordinary church but the inside is one of Europe's most extraordinarily interiors that you will see in a church.