What is the national jewel of Portugal? Many will say: Lisbon. But it is the second city to win by popularity. And rightly so, because Porto is an idyllic place. On both banks of the Douro River there are wine cellars, restaurants, narrow streets of shops and centuries-old monuments scattered around the hills on which the city stands. We introduce you to the 3 must-see attractions of the wonderful Porto.
In fact, the port is a large open-air museum: the entire old town is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, including the characteristic Ribeira district on the water and the wine bars in Vila Nova de Gaia on the other side. 2 monuments worth mentioning are the impressive Luís I bridge, which crosses the Douro on two levels, and the 16th century Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar, the cloister with its circular church. Porto attracts around 3 million tourists every year who do not get bored for a second.
