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Porto
Porto is
the second largest city of Portugal. It is situated
in the northern most area of Portugal. It is the
business and commercial center of the country.
It is one of the beautiful city of Portugal. The
name of Porto comes from the Roman name "Portus
Calae".
Porto has an intense cultural and social life,
but Porto is famous for his dynamism, honesty
and straightforwardness of the city's middle class
people. That's why the city is known as the "City
of Work".
Oporto is an extremely rich city in cultural and
historical point of view. The more ancient houses
are abandoned and the local government doesn't
take any step forward for maintenance. Much of
the city's oldest houses are going to damage.
In 2001, Porto is designated as "European
Culture Capital" with the Dutch city. The
construction of the major concert hall space Casa
da Música, designed by the Dutch architect
Rem Koolhaas, was initiated. It is designated
by UNESCO as the historic centre as a World Heritage
Site.The Fantasporto International Film Festival
is also organized by the city, which attracting
many national and foreign film commentators to
the city in the special occasion.
climate
Porto has a mediterranean type of climate. It
is influenced by a cooler breeze from the Atlantic.
During the Summer, epecially in August, temperatures
can reach 40ºC. This is something different
from other mediterranean climate type of country/city.