Porto Region, PortugalFrom Porto you can easily reach the incredible beaches: you can move by car or by public transport. The city is surrounded by beautiful coastal coasts, with temperatures certainly lower than in the Algarve and the surroundings of Lisbon.
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Porto Region, PortugalThe Dom Luís I Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte de Dom Luís I), or Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the River Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At its construction, its 172 metres (564 ft) span was the longest of its type in the world. It has been confused with the nearby Maria Pia Bridge, a railway bridge that was built 9 years earlier (and located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the east), that is similar in aspect to the Luís I bridge.
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Porto Region, PortugalPraça da Ribeira is a historic city located in the São Nicolau parish, in one of the oldest and most typical areas of Porto, Portugal.
Considered one of the oldest squares in the city, the Square and Cais da Ribeira have already been mentioned in the royal letters of 1389. Medieval origin, when there was a major economic activity due to the presence of a port a few miles from the mouth of the Douro River, was an intense trade area with sales tents and plenty of fish.
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Porto Region, PortugalPraia do Carneiro (6 km from Praça da Liberdade),
Praia do Carneiro is the closest of Porto's beaches to the mouth of the River Douro. In fact the old breakwater and lighthouse (Farol de Felgueiras) here mark the southern end of the beach and the entrance to the river. Behind the beach is the impressive Fortaleza de São João da Foz, a 16th century fortress built to defend the mouth of the Douro.
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Porto Region, PortugalBuilt in the 12th and 13th centuries, the Cathedral of Porto is a Romanian temple that has gone through various years of extensions and renovations. For example, the monastery and chapel of St. John the Evangelist were built in the Gothic style in the 14th century. The Chapel of the Holy Sacrament and its silver altar are examples of 17th-century manners. Instead, the Baroque is found in the apse frescoes and in the eighteenth-century sacristy, designed by Nicola Nasoni, who signed several papers in the city of Porto. From the same period, there are the tiles of the monastery, by Vital Rifarto. It is worth noting the work of Teixeira Lopes, a father in the chapel of baptism, an interesting 19th century bronze relief. From Terreiro da Sé, where the imposing cathedral stands, you can reach the Douro River and explore the historic city center. The cathedral is also the starting point for one of the variants of the Portuguese route on the Santiago route.
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