Deterioration of Porto

Day 4-5: Porto

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September 10th 2008
Day 4-5: Porto Day 4: Porto After a good nights rest via strolled down the street towards the old town center of Porto(read: we took the bus...the whole 45min worth of it!!!). Today would be nice if could start it with a nice and sturdy breakfast, so we went to our local diner and checked out some pastries. During our grand meal we prepared our visit of Porto. ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Northern » Porto

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more