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Inaugurado em 1932, bem no centro da cidade do Porto, é um edifício de linhas direitas mas imponente, sucessor do desaparecido Teatro Nacional. A fachada é decorada por um painel em baixo-relevo da autoria de Henrique Moreira . Resistiu a duas ameaças de demolição, marcando uma época na vida cultural portuense. Renovado nos finais dos anos 90, o Rivoli constitui um espaço de cultura e de encontro com um café-concerto, um restaurante e uma livraria. João Pires

Portuguese cuisine is now more and more sophisticated and you can also find in some restaurants amounts to versions of home or country cooking, often using fresh herbs and spices - but the food is much better than in southern Portugal and portions are extremely generous (you can ask for a "meia dose", or half-portion). Note, however, that you will be charged for what might appear to be freebies plonked on your table, such as bread, olives and charcuterie. If you don't want them, send them back, or simply don't eat them. But eating out is relatively cheap in Portugal. Fish and seafood are a mainstay, including the ubiquitous bacalhau (dried salt cod), which supposedly has enough recipes for every day of the year. seafood Meat is just as popular: game, beef and goat, and in particular pork: spit-roasted suckling pig is a favorite. And offal is ubiquitous on menus. Porto specializes in stewed tripe, cooked with haricot beans. Indeed th

O Porto é uma cidade relativamente pequena, mas no entanto tem muito para conhecer e descobrir. As ruas estreitas e acidentadas do centro histórico da Invicta não chegam para desencorajar para um passeio a pé, pois é na zona histórica que se concentram o maior número de monumentos. Zona Histórica da Cidade do Porto Uma visita à muralha Fernandina: Muralha Fernandina Igreja do Convento de Santa Clara Igreja do Convento de Santa Clara Escadas do Barredo Escadas do Barredo Praça da Ribeira Praça da Ribeira Casa do Infante Casa do Infante - Museu João Pires

Mercado Ferreira Borges (PT) 20/12/2014 42 Casa da Música - Porto (PT) 22/12/2014 40 Palácio da Bolsa (PT) 21/12/2014 40 Porto coffeehouses (EN) 04/12/2014 37 Praça dos Leões - Porto (PT) 01/01/2015 36

The Dom Luis bridge was built over River Douro to replace de Suspension Bridge, being the Belgian company Societé de Willebroeck in charge of this work, with a project by the engineer Teófilo Seyrig . Ponte Dom Luis It was inaugurated in 1886 and classified as National Monument in 1982. It has one of the World's largest arcs in wrought iron and two decks. Nowadays the upper deck is crossed by the one of Porto's underground lines, and the lower deck, 6850in long, can be one of the passages to get to Vila Nova de Gaia, whether by car or on foot. João Pires

Today Casa do Infante is a complex of buildings that occupies an extensive area of Oporto's riverfront. It's history goes back to 1325, when King Afonso IV ordered the construction of a royal warehouse against the will of the Bishop, then lord of the town. Thus the Customs House of Oporto was created, to which all merchandise arriving at the port was sent, so that the respective duty could be levied. Casa do Infante - Customs House The medieval Customs House The first building consisted of two high towers and a central courtyard, whose original location can still be identified. The higher floors of the North Tower served as residence. Commercial development was reflected in the way the Customs House was progressively turned into a monument. As early as the 15th century, King D. João I ordered the construction of a forward section, whose portico was capped with a lintel bearing an inscription and a niche where a statue of the Virgin Protector of Customs Hous

In the first quarter of the nineteenth century, there are records of 22 street lamps lighting the Church's façade and 48 lighting the Tower , but only at important city festivities or on national jubilation dates. Clerigos Tower Whether it was a momentary caprice or decreed by Divine Providence, the Tower, which was last constructed, is today the city's landmark and the main signature of the architect, whose designs are the most imprinted in this city. Also see: Porto - Portugal (EN)   http://photoblog-favoritus.blogspot.pt/2014/12/porto-portugal-en.html João Pires