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Several architectonic vibrate the beauty of Porto. Few main places are the avenue in the cities center Avenida dos Aliados, the magnificent gardens of Palacio de Cristal, and Romanic churches to the myriads of painted tile-adorned interior and exterior walls that appear in both interiors, in the São Bento Station, and exteriors, in the church of Santo Ildefonso. A guided visit to the old city's stock exchange (Bolsa), and the Arab Room, is a gem that any visitor shouldn't miss.

Cathedral

The Porto Cathedral is situated on a hill in the city's oldest district. The Cathedral is a 12th and 13th century work.

Paço Episcopal

The palace "Paço Episcopal", is a 15th century Gothic style construction. There is a square from where visitors have a great landscape view of the city's oldest district.

Douro River

The Douro river has been the best communication channel with the rest of the world. The Atlantic Ocean lies a few miles distance from Porto.

Stock Exchange

In 1841, the Porto Stock Exchange Building was constructed, and it is the best symbol of the industry and business sector.

Palácio de Cristal

It is a great design; the citizens of Porto are called "Tripeiros".
"Palácio de Cristal" fountain
In front of the "Palácio de Cristal" there is an interesting garden with some fountains.

Street

In the Costa Verde Region there are some other cities. Barcelos --Medieval walled town with a dungeon--, Guimarães --Portugal's birthplace, with medieval castle and walls--, Ponte de Lima --Beautiful small town with a Roman bridge and medieval towers--, Viana do Castelo --famous for its handicrafts and colorful regional costumes-- and the most beautiful of the region's cities: Braga --known as the Saint city, this city can be visited on Virtourist.com too.

"Praça da Liberdade"

One of the most important constructions is the Aliados Avenue. English Barry Parker began its construction in 1915, and the architect Marques da Silva finished it --da Silva studied architecture in Paris.

The Beach

The beach of Porto is not an exceptional one. The sand is somewhat rocky, and sometimes its water is polluted.

Street Market

The most important event that takes place in Porto is the "Oporto International Film Festival", especially for fantasy and science-fiction films in its Official Competitive section.

Porto has several museums, concert halls, theaters cinemas, libraries and book shops. The most well known museums of Oporto are the Soares dos Reis National Museum (Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis) and the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Serralves Foundation (Museu de Arte Contemporânea).

The city has concert halls of a rare beauty and elegance like the Coliseu do Porto, an exquisite example of the Portuguese decorative arts, the Rivoli theatre and the more recent Batalha cinema.

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