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. 🗺
Unless flying in, the most common way of arriving to Porto is via train from Lisbon and by doing so, you will be greeted by a memorable São Bento station - easily one of the most impressive railway stations in Europe. 🚂
While walking in the streets of Porto, quickly 2 things become apparent. Firstly, the architecture is simply stunning. Glorious azulejos cover buildings and create impressive depictions of what life was in Porto. 🏛
Secondly, Porto bursts with local life. It is so refreshing to queue in a bakery while observing locals in front of you rushing to buy the bread before continuing with their busy lifes. This is something I found to be rare nowadays as we see many European tourism capitals adapt to mass tourism while compromising a part of their authenticity. 💃🏻🕺🏻
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❗️FUN FACT: “Porto” is Portuguese for port. It is the same name for the city, a harbor for ships and trade, as well as the famous wine. However, an interesting fact about Porto that you might be unaware of is that none of those things are actually located in the city. 🤫
Coded by Nikolina Tukic