Porto

Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and its core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Porto is the second-largest city in Portugal and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Administratively, the municipality is divided into seven civil parishes:

• Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde
• Bonfim
• Campanhã
• Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
• Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos
• Paranhos
• Ramalde

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Why Porto?

Port wine One of Portugal's most famous exports, is named after Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the packaging, transport, and export of fortified wine.	Monuments Among the architectural highlights of the city, Porto Cathedral is the oldest surviving structure, together with the small romanesque Church of Cedofeita, the gothic Church of São Francisco, the remnants of the city walls and a few 15th-century houses.
Culture The baroque style is well represented in the city in the elaborate gilt work interior decoration of the churches of São Francisco and Santa Clara, the churches of Misericórdia and of the Clérigos, the Episcopal Palace of Porto, and others.	Sports Porto is also the home of one of the country's most successful football clubs, FC Porto. Blue and White are the colors of the team.