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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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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Cities: Lisbon
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