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Porto (known also as the Port) gave its name not only to port wine but also to Portugal and its language. The name derives from the Roman settlement of Portus Cale. The Douro, which comes from Rio do Ouro (River of Gold), has always been Porto's lifeblood. The city perches on a rocky gorge that the Douro cut out of a great stone mass. According to the writer Ann Bridge, "The whole thing looks like a singularly dangerous spider's web flung across space."
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Praca D. Filipa De Lencastre, 62
Porto 4050-259 Map Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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Dom Henrique
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Quality Inn Porto
Praca da Batalha, 127 - 130
Porto 4000-102 Map Distance: 0.6 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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AttractionsCasa do Infante
Rua de Alfândega 10
Porto, Portugal Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: Tradition has it that Porto's fabled hometown boy, Prince Henry the Navigator, was born in... Read More Museu de São Francisco
Rua de Bolsa 44
Porto, Portugal Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: The sacristan at the Museum of St. Francis estimates that 30,000 human skulls have been interred... Read More Porto Sandeman
Largo Miguel Bombarda 3
Porto, Portugal Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: The most famous port-wine center is Porto Sandeman, owned by Seagram's of Canada. In a... Read More AirportsMajor Airports near Porto
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