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Porto has several institutions of higher education, the largest one being the state-managed University of Porto (Universidade do Porto), which is the second largest Portuguese university, after the University of Lisbon, with approximately 28,000 students and considered one of the 100 best Universities in Europe. [93]
The Porto Metro (Portuguese: Metro do Porto) is a light rail network in Porto, Portugal and a key part of the city's public transport system. [3] Having a semi-metro alignment, it runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs while using low-floor tram vehicles.
The bridge was constructed as a replacement for the upper deck of the Dom Luís I Bridge that was closed to vehicle traffic in 2003 to allow for its conversion to the D Line of the Porto Metro. [ 1 ] The bridge has a total length of 371 metres (1,217 ft) and an arch span of 280 metres (920 ft). [ 2 ]
Its main population center is the urban area of Porto, with about one million inhabitants; it includes a larger political metropolitan region with 1.8 million, and an urban-metropolitan agglomeration with 2.99 million inhabitants, including Porto and neighboring cities, such as Braga, Guimarães and Póvoa de Varzim. The Commission of Regional ...
Aerial view of the Douro estuary, Porto. Major Spanish riverside towns include Soria, Almazán, Aranda de Duero, Tordesillas, Zamora and major Portuguese towns include Miranda do Douro, Foz Côa, Peso da Régua, Lamego, Vila Nova de Gaia, and Porto. The most populous cities along the Douro River are Valladolid and Zamora in Spain, and Porto and ...
Palácio da Bolsa, view from near the Porto cathedral. The Stock Exchange Palace (Portuguese: Palácio da Bolsa) is a historical building in Porto, Portugal. The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association (Portuguese: Associação Comercial do Porto) in Neoclassical style. [1]
FC Porto Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of Portuguese football club Porto. The museum was opened in September 2013 on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of FC Porto under the east stand of the Estádio do Dragão (Dragon Stadium). The museum covering 8000 square meters and 27 thematic areas, displays over 2000 items as trophies ...
Foz do Douro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɔʒ ðu ˈðoɾu]; meaning "Mouth of the Douro") is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. [1] The population in 2011 was 10,997, [2] in an area of 1.88 km 2. [3] It became a parish in 1836.