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Historic Centre of Oporto

French: Centre historique de Porto
The Historic Centre of Oporto is a World Heritage site in Portugal defined by the UNESCO in 1996 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 818 (901) in our monthly survey..

"The city of Oporto, built along the hillsides overlooking the mouth of the Douro river, is an outstanding urban landscape with a 2,000-year history. Its continuous growth, linked to the sea (the Romans gave it the name Portus, or port), can be seen in the many and varied monuments, from the cathedral with its Romanesque choir, to the neoclassical Stock Exchange and the typically Portuguese Manueline-style Church of Santa Clara."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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