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THE CITY PORTO
Sightseeing hints in Porto
Cathedral, Clergymen Church and Tower, Carmo Church, Cedofeita
Church, Lapa Church, Santo Ildefonso Church,
S. Francisco Church, S. Bento Station, Stock Exchange Palace,
Ponte D. Luis I., Ribeira The city’s historic center was
declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1996.
Museums in Porto
The Port Wine Museum, Casa do Infante (House of the Prince),
Romantic Museum of Quinta da Macieirinha, Soares
dos Reis National Museum and Misericordia Museum
Gastronomy
Porto is located between Douro and Minho, the cradle of the
Portuguese nationality. Among the city's many cultural
traditions we emphasise its much-celebrated gastronomy and the
appeal it has for visitors.
When talking about Porto we must mention some traditional
dishes, such as the Porto Style Tripe, which gave the city's
inhabitants their nickname - tripeiros - i.e. those who eat
tripe.
This dish, famous not so much for its preparation (veal's tripe
with sausages and butter beans) as for the altruistic attitude
of the Porto people who, in a moment of need, donated all the
available meat to the ships leaving to conquer new cities in
Northern Africa and kept only the animals' tripe for their
subsistence, is today's major symbol of the city's gastronomy.
More than just a recipe, this dish represents some strong
characteristics of the Northern people: altruism,
self-sacrifice, availability and hospitality.
Porto's cod and meat dishes and some luscious and rich secular
cakes are singled out as examples. Porto Style eating means to
eat abundantly, with great quality and refinement, always in
tables well decorated with jewellers' silverware and embroidered
linen tablecloths.
Wines from the Douro region are beginning to be accepted as some
of Portugal's finest. Although excellent white wines are
produced here, the area is best known for its great reds.
Sightseeing hints close
to Porto
Espinho, Matosinhos, Povoa de Varzim, Amarante, Vila Nova de
Gaia.
Video
Porto - European Best Destination 2014
from
Atmos Aerial Filming
on
Vimeo.
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