Porto or Oporto is the second-largest city in Portugal and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 215,945 people in a municipality with only 41.42 km2. Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.7 million people in an area of 2,395 km2 making it the ...
Ponte Luiz I, Porto, Porto District 4000, Portugal
One of the most iconic sites in Porto, Luis I Bridge is designed by the engineer Theophile Seyrig, a disciple of Eiffel. The bridge was inaugurated in 1886 and it is composed by two overlapping iron decks. The bridge is 395 metres long and 8 metres wide, and its arch is considered, until 2017, the world's biggest one in wrought iron. Nowadays the upper deck is used by Greater Porto's Metro, conne...
144 Rua das Carmelitas, Porto, Porto 4050-161, Portugal
Located in the heart of downtown Porto, Livraria Lello is a bookstore with an extraordinary historical and architectural significance. Opened in 1906 by the Lello brothers, the bookshop boasts a facade in Gothic style, distinct from the surrounding urban landscape. Inside, the central staircase is particularly grand, as well as the large stained glass window bearing the store's monogram. The stor...
Along the Douro River, Cais da Ribeira is a chic riverfront neighborhood in Porto known for colorful houses and lively streets filled with restaurants, bars, cafes, shops, and street art. It's a great area to explore on foot while taking in stunning views of the Douro River.