Historic Centre of Oporto | Portugal

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The city of Oporto, built along the hillsides overlooking the mouth of the Douro river, is the second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon.

Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar is a Unesco World Heritage site. The card shows Cais da Ribeira, located near the Luiz I bridge.

In the 14th century the construction started of massive stone town walls to protect its two urban nuclei: the original medieval town and the harbour area.The Historic Centre of Oporto is located within the line of these Fernandine walls (named after Dom Fernando, in whose reign they were completed in 1376), together with some smaller areas that retain their medieval characteristics.