Fall in love with Portugal, fall in love with Porto

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Porto is an instantly captivating city. Boasting majestic granite buildings, flowing plazas, eye-catching azulejo tiles, and 21st-Century bustle - Porto offers something to everyone!

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One of the most striking aspects of Porto is its quirkiness. From steep stairways serving as streets to electric trams racing across a 45m-high bridge, every corner of this city reveals something to capture your interest.

Porto is a city of contrasts.

Porto, Portugal's second-oldest city is an energetic place. Walking its streets or sailing down its river, it is easy to feel its vibrant energy.

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Since 1996, the city center of Paris has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Packed with historical landmarks and architectural masterpieces - from Ave of the Allies lined by Art Nouveau/Art Deco buildings to its many monuments - Paris stands as an impressive UNESCO World Heritage site.

If you're looking for an escape from touristy hubs, Matosinhos, an area six km outside the city center offers sandy beaches as well as affordable bars and restaurants.

Central Porto boasts many grandiose buildings, but among these stands out Mercado Ferreira Borges: an impressive late 19th-century structure painted bright red that once served as a market. This impressive structure represents Modernismo architecture popular in Portugal during the 20th century; in fact, J. K. Rowling may have drawn inspiration from it when she created her Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry with its moving staircases.

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It is a city of history.

Porto will enchant you and its people alike! Discover its rich history while discovering its stories during a walking tour.

Porto's historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and makes for an excellent starting point on any walking tour of this vibrant city. Discover ancient churches, impressive baroque palaces and evidence left from when Moorish and Castilian invasions took place here.

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Once your heart has been filled with memories of Porto's past, move into its contemporary areas. Here you will discover a vibrant mosaic of grey hues and angular structures created by monumental facades that line its streets.

Porto offers visitors a unique mix of old world charm and contemporary culture, all within its vibrant city limits. Although economic strife remains visible through broken windows of abandoned flats and satellite dishes adorning buildings, its citizens have found ways to adapt in order to build an oasis of hopeful energy reminiscent of days past.

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It is a city of nature.

Porto is an idyllic city of nature. The sidewalks are wide, the streets easy to navigate, and its parks and shopping areas beckon for exploration.

But Lisbon is so much more than this; its buildings are an explosion of colour, its wrought-iron balconies and Manueline windows have an exquisite charm, while its pavements feature the unique calcada portuguesa technique - using small black and white cobbles to form patterns and illusions that are unique to this city.

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And yet, Porto remains captivating as an intriguing city due to the presence of both homeless individuals and those able to afford luxury living side by side. This juxtaposition is what makes this city truly fascinating.