At the mouth of the Rio Douro, the hilly city of Oporto presents a jumble of styles, eras and attitudes: narrow medieval alleyways, extravagant baroque churches, and wide boulevards lined with stately Fine Arts buildings. Oporto is one of the oldest European centres, and registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.
However, despite signs of decay, in the last two decades Porto has undergone a remarkable renaissance – which is expressed through its efficient metro system and in the gleam of some ambitious urban renewal projects in other parts of town. The crowning glories of the town are the two recent masterworks, Álvaro Siza Vieira’s Museu de Arte Contemporânea and Rem Koolhaas’ Casa da Música, which have turned the city into a pilgrimage site for architecture buffs. And there are signs that an infusion of youthful vitality is returning to the centre, with the arrival of new galleries and boutiques. Porto has also enjoyed a recent culinary renaissance, with a number of forward-leaning restaurants opening their doors in the last few years.
Oporto features the warm-summer Mediterranean climate (csb). Summers are typically sunny with average temperatures between 15 °C (59 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) but can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F) during occasional heat waves. Winter temperatures typically range between 5 °C (41 °F) during morning and 15 °C (59 °F) in the afternoon but rarely drop below 0 °C (32 °F) at night.
We left some videos which show the best places in Porto.
With all the trips and the necessary duration time.
In this video you can see other interesting sites from north to south of Portugal, full of beaches, golf courses, cities, monuments, among others.
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