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.

The Portuguese Republic, Capital – the city of Lisbon. The area together with islands of 92,3 thousand sq. km. From the south and the West the country is washed by Atlantic ocean, and in the north and the east borders on Spain. Besides, the structure of Portugal includes the Azores islands located in Atlantic ocean approximately in 1450 km to the West from Lisbon, and archipelago Madiera – into 970 km to the southwest from Lisbon.

In Portugal testing influence of Atlantic ocean, a climate the moderate Mediterranean. It is possible to isolate some climatic areas: northwest with plentiful rains, in the soft winter and in the short summer; northeast with more long, cold, snow winter and in the hot summer, and southern with deficiency of deposits, long roast, in the droughty summer and in the soft winter. In Lisbon an air moisture low, and mean temperatures fluctuate from 10 ° With in January to 23 ° With in August. So it’s a great time to rent a car in Portugal and have a great holiday! You can do it right here and pick up the car at the airport of Lisbon.

The population of Portugal is homogeneous enough on ethnic. Regional distinctions basically were defined by business factors. Rich families, professionals of middle class and industrial workers concentrated in the main industrial centers – Lisbon with the major airport in the country and Porto. In coastal areas the population was engaged mainly in a craft and processing of fish. In internal areas of the country the agriculture though there was a considerable regional specification prevailed.