Porto is the second city Portugal after Lisbon. Located on the estuary of the Douro River in Northern Portugal, it is one of the oldest populated cent

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Porto is the second city Portugal after Lisbon. Located on the estuary of the Douro River in Northern Portugal, it is one of the oldest populated centres in Europe. Its historical centre was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. South of the river lies its twin city, Gaia, which hosts most of the numerous wine and port cellars; it is also more populous than Porto itself. Needless to say, wine and port have always been at the heart of the city, stored and shipped from here from the verdant Douro Valley vineyards to the outside world. Traditional Rabelo boats, shown here moored by the Dom Luis Bridge from Porto to Gaia, were always used for this trade. And they remain here to this day.

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