Facts about Portugal you didn’t know

 

Portugal is the oldest country in Europe.
In 1139, Portugal appointed King Afonso Henriques as its king. Lisbon is said to be four centuries older than Rome. Due to its excellent trading location, the Phoenicians settled Read more Facts about Portugal you didn’t know

Vhils – Look at Porto

Vhils - Look at Porto

Vhils - Look at Porto

In Porto, Portugal by Vhils: “New wall completed last Friday for “Look at Porto”, in the great city of Porto, Portugal. The piece combines natural and human elements, with the figure’s eye gazing out poetically towards the city and its old neighbourhoods, humanising the built environment while highlighting the wealth of its human heritage”. Read more Vhils – Look at Porto

Snapshots from Porto, Portugal

Snapshots from Porto, Portugal

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Porto (Portuguese pronunciation:ˈpoɾtu), also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal after Lisbon and one of the major urban areas of the Iberian peninsula. The urban area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 1.4 million (2011) in an area of 389 km2 (150 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. Porto Metropolitan Area, on the other hand, includes an estimated 1.8 million people. It is recognized as a gamma-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group, the only Portuguese city besides Lisbon to be recognised as a global city. Read more Snapshots from Porto, Portugal