Historic Bridge, Lookout
One of the most famous bridges in Europe, created by Gustave Eiffel's collaborator in 1886, can be found in Porto. It is the Ponte de Dom Luís I, the King Louis I Bridge, which crosses the Douro River between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia on two different levels. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Porto" https://www.booking.com/city/pt/porto.en-gb.html?aid=2380460;label=p-porto-most] The lower bridge deck connects the banks just a few metres above the…
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Cathedral, Lookout
One of the oldest monuments in Porto is the Roman Catholic cathedral on a hill overlooking the Douro River. The first Romanesque building on the site was built in 1147 and, despite the Gothic elements, was completed in Baroque style almost 600 years later in 1737. Search for the cheapest accommodation in Porto The cathedral is the main Catholic church in Porto and is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Architecture and form …
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Church, Lookout
The Baroque Church of the Clergy (Igreja dos Clérigos) is famous for its slender, 76-metre-high tower, visible from almost everywhere in Porto. The bell tower is decorated with 49 bells and there is a public observation deck at the top of the tower. [btn "Book a hotel in the centre of Porto" https://www.booking.com/city/pt/porto.en-gb.html?aid=2380460;label=p-porto-clerigos] Architecture and history The magnificent Baroque church bears the…
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Church, Monastery, Lookout
The main landmark of Vila Nova de Gaia, which is effectively just a suburb of Porto on the other bank, is undoubtedly the former convent of Serra do Pilar, which stands on a high cliff above the Douro River. [btn "Hotels with the best views of Porto" https://www.booking.com/city/pt/porto.en-gb.html?aid=2380460;label=p-porto-serra-pillar] From the terrace in front of the monastery's walls, the best views are of the Douro River, Porto and the…
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