Porto by H.

Porto, Portugal.

Porto by G.

Porto, Portugal.

Porto, the country´s second largest city.
































The riverside quarter of Ribeira, with narrow streets, typical houses, has been recently restored and now includes restaurants and bars.





Local market.



Matosinhos is, in spite of its industrial port, renowned for its gastronomy based on seafood and also popular for its coastline of small beaches enclosed by rocks beaten by the sea.






















Ponte D. Luís I (D. Luís I Bridge). The construction works began in 1881 and the inauguration occurred on 31 October 1886). The arch comprises 172m of cord and is 44.6m tall.





Casa da Música is a major concert hall space in Porto. It was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and was built as part of Porto's project for European Culture Capital in 2001 but was only finished in the first half of 2005 and immediately became an icon in the city





Santo Ildefonso Church The church was constructed from 1709 on since the first church was in ruins. It was concluded in 18 July 1739. The walls are decorated with tiles by Jorge Colaço (1932).