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Porto

Porto Portugal: Timeless Beauty and Charm

July 26, 2023 Leave a Comment

The coastal city of Porto is Portugal’s second largest city with about half a million people. Right across the Douro River is Vila Nova da Gaia, the country’s third largest city. While Vila Nova da Gaia is technically a separate city, it is often thought of as being a Porto local neighborhood. Including Vila de […]

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Porto Portugal

December 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

We finally made it to Porto Portugal. We love the city’s character. It began coming into prominence (not to speak of prosperity) when it became one of the first on the Iberian Peninsula to be recaptured from the Moors. Then it began to prosper as a trading city and center for provisioning Crusaders who were […]

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