Porto, aka Oporto, is the second-largest city in Portugal (after Lisbon) by population number (ca. 1.8 million) and one of the oldest European centers. The city is located along the Douro River, which runs through it from its source in Soria Province of Spain. Its historical center had been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1996. The settlement of population in the area dates back to the Roman Empire many centuries ago, along with the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean.
Apart from several dishes of traditional Portuguese cuisine e.g. Tripas à Moda do Porto, Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá, the city is internationally famous for port wine, which is the name for Porto (Porto in Portuguese means port in English). Port wine is a fortified wine, to which distilled liquor (normally brandy) is added. Adding spirit to port wine makes it stronger (14-24 % alcohol by volume) than table wine, e.g. red wine or white wine (7-14 % alcohol by volume).
The XX
Cryptogamic Botany Symposium in Oporto (Portugal) during 22-25 July 2015
Photo with the
participants from Portugal (Left) and Estonia (Middle)
Excursion to
Porto Botanical Garden
The main facade
of Porto University’s rectory
Port wine from
the shopping window
Superb!! apple
pie & apple cider. Don't forget to try if you are in Porto
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