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Porto is Portugal's second largest city.
Understand
Porto is Portugal's second largest city, and a very busy industrial and commercial centre. The city itself isn't very populous (about 350.000 inhabitants), but the near metropolitan area ranks some 1.800.000 inhabitants in a 50 km radius. The city was built along the hills overlooking the Douro river estuary, and its historical centre was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1996.
The downtown core of Porto consists of many buildings built into a cliff face that overlooks the river. Stairs cut into the stone run up and down the cliff face and offer a laborious but rewarding walking tour. Across the river from Porto proper, in the suburb of Gaia, are located the warehouses of notable companies dealing with Port Wine, such as Fonseca, Sandemans, Kopke and others.
Get in
By plane
Sá Carneiro Airport is about 15 km from the city centre, and there are regular flights from and to almost all major worldwide cities. Just outside of the airport is the Aero Bus which for 4 Euro - 2005 - takes you to Praça da Liberdade (city center) or will drop you off at the Pousada da Juventude. A similar taxi trip will cost 20 Euro. In May 2006 the Metro line connecting the Airport to the city centre was inaugurated, offering a fast and peaceful ride into the heart of the city, for 1.35 Euro.
By train
The city is served by two major train stations, the "S. Bento" (Saint Benedict) station, and the "Campanhã" station. Trains from and to Madrid and Paris are regular, other non-domestic destinations vary according to demand and time of year. Domestic trains are very frequent and usually on time. Be careful on the train from Madrid. On at least one route, the computer systems will say you need to change trains at Guillarei in northern Spain. However, Guillarei has stopped trains through Portugal since 2004. Instead, you will need to transfer to a station named Tui which is a few miles from Guillarei. The computer system hasn't been updated even though this change occurred in 2004 for some reason. You can go into Guillarei but you will need to take a taxi (cost me €5) to Tui to connect.
By car
The city is served by three major highways: A1, which connects Porto to Lisbon, A3, which connects Porto to the northern Portuguese border and A4, which goes eastwards from the city. Generaly speaking, the traffic is usually chaotic and very intense, especially during rush hours.
See
The Ribeira, which is also a good place to start visiting the World Heritage area; the São Francisco church; the Stock Exchange palace; the Modern Art museum at Serralves, the "Casa da Música" (House of Music) concert hall; the port wine cellars; the amazing ocean front drive, known as "Foz"; the 6 bridges connecting Porto to Gaia over the Douro river.
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