With several tourism awards, Porto is nowadays considered a tourist destination of choice, being one of the requested in Europe. Raised in times gone by, on a hill on the right bank of the Douro river, the city invites you to visite the emblematic points of the Downtown and Historical Centre, with stories to appear on every corner, at every step given, at each monument visited. Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996 and European Capital of Culture in 2001, Porto reveals a vast and diverse heritage in which concerns to the culture, monuments and art.
