This city has the famous port and the biggest all country of Portugal, the best way to travel the city is to use car rental Porto service and travel with car. Bridges to Porto, do labyrinths of small streets and lanes, picturesque facades of houses its by one of the most charming cities of Europe. To port it is located in a river Douru mouth, it is the second-large city of Portugal, it is considered northern capital of the country. So welcome to car rental in Porto page where you can hire a car to visit this great city of Portugal.
History to Porto
Once on the left coast Douru there was a Roman settlement Portus, and on right – Calais. And soon the earths lying between the rivers Douru and Minju began to be called as Porukale.
In 1050 the city became the major economic centre in the north of the country.
In 1996 to Porto it is declared by a city of world property.
Places of interest to Porto – that should be visited
Panorama of the city of Porto
The cathedral of Se (12 century) towers in downtown. It is the former fortress. The cathedral has two gear towers, a round stained-glass window. An interior very gloomy. In a chapel there is the massive altar executed from stamping silver.
75-meter tower of Klorigush – a symbol to Port. Having risen upward on a spiral staircase, it is possible to take pleasure in a surprising panorama of a city and vicinities.
Other architectural places of interest – the Episcopal palace, the Town hall building, a city Stock exchange.
The two-story bridge through Douru between Port also Twisted-is new-di-gaja – one of the most beautiful bridges of Portugal. It is constructed under the project of French engineer Ejfelja in the form of an openwork arch (length – 172). At two levels the cloth is given pedestrians and cars.
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Botanical garden to Porto – the oldest in Portugal (1772), fine old greenhouses here were saved.
In suburb Twisted-is new-de-gaja there are main cellars for port storage, unique in the world the port Museum here takes places.
In Porto there are some museums, concert halls, theatres. The collection of modern Portuguese art is stored in a museum of Soares Dos Reis. In a museum of history and ethnography it is possible to get acquainted with a life and customs of a city and region since early days to the present.
Places to Visit in Porto
The bridge of Dún Lúiche.
On the river Douru it is possible to sweep by a walking ship.
To port on a level with Lisbon, local executors can be heard in clubs and city restaurants.
Restaurants. The set of cafe and restaurants is located on Kaish-yes-ribejra. In the menu of any restaurant to Port always there is a main local dish – the beef giblets from Port.
Shops. The best shops are in foot street Santa-Katarine.
So we really recommend to give at least couples of days to visit this great city of Portugal. Please bookmark car rental Porto page of our site for future car hire needs in Porto.
