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Riverside terraces, tiled façades and port cellars along the Douro.

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Porto, Portugal at a glance

Porto is in Portugal, Southern Europe. People mainly speak Portuguese. The currency is the Euro (EUR).

Riverside terraces, tiled façades and port cellars along the Douro.

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Capital
Lisbon
Region
Southern Europe
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
Euro (EUR)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Portugal’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Elsewhere in Portugal

  • Belém Tower

    Belém TowerUNESCO

    Torre de Belém

    Fort · Lisbon

    Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent, is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon, Portugal, which served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rehman Abubakr (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Jerónimos Monastery

    Jerónimos MonasteryUNESCO

    Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

    Museum · Lisbon

    The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Pena Palace

    Pena PalaceUNESCO

    Palácio da Pena

    Religious · Lisbon

    The Pena Palace is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Singa Hitam (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Batalha Monastery

    Batalha MonasteryUNESCO

    Mosteiro da Batalha

    Religious · Leiria

    The Monastery of Batalha is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, historical Beira Litoral province, in the Centro of Portugal.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alvesgaspar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Dom Luís I Bridge

    Dom Luís I BridgeUNESCO

    Ponte Luís I

    Heritage site · Oporto

    The Luiz I Bridge, commonly known as Dom Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the river Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At its construction, its 172 metres (564 ft) span was the longest of its type in the world.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Alcobaça Monastery

    Alcobaça MonasteryUNESCO

    Mosteiro de Alcobaça

    Religious · Leiria

    The Alcobaça Monastery or Alcobasa Monastery is a Catholic monastic complex located in the town of Alcobaça, Oeste region of Portugal, 120 km (75 mi) north of Lisbon and 110 km (68 mi) south of Coimbra.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alvesgaspar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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