You can admire the Historical Centre, World Cultural Heritage, by its exceptional quality in any of the spots viewing the Douro River. The city conjugates the carefully preserving of the past with a rich and varied cultural activity, which justifies the EU decision for choosing the city, together with Rotterdam, for European Capital of Culture 2001.

Along the high levelling that was made in order to level the Rua Nova da Alfãndega Street runs the typical Miragaia Street, bellow the level of the main street, with its houses laid on arcades. This zone is one of the most interesting areas of Porto and where you can see buildings with signs from the XV and XVI centuries as well as many others from the XVII and XVIII centuries. Of those streets, we point out three: Viela da Baleia, name that remembers the mandible of a wale that used to be there; Ancira Street (right in front of …

Street that was open in the beginning of the XIX century, hiding the “rio de vila”, an ancient river that dived the city in two, flowing into the Douro. In this street you can find the small fountain Mouzinho da Silveira.

This street has one of the best examples of the Romanic in Portugal from the beginning of the XII century: it’s São Martinho Church; in this area of the city there are two large parochial modern churches: Cedofeita and Carvalhido. Nowadays, a part of the street is essentially a walking street with retail business.

The Passeio das Virtudes is leaning over the Calçada das Virtudes, which ends at the Virtudes Fountain. Being a balcony over Miragaia, it offers a beautiful view of the landscape spreading out from the river till its mouth. Here you will find the Cooperativa Árvore head-office, which is the stage for several cultural activities.

There was a passage below the street level in this area. The Madeira Street (“wood” street won this name thanks to the fact that there used to be a warehouse of wood for construction in that same place. In this area there used to exist the “Porta dos Carros”, one of the big city entrances, that disappeared when the walls of the city were destroyed.

This company offers since 1997 the possibility to visit the Douro River in a unique and original way. Have six boats Rabelo, forming varied pathways: ruler, pinion, Barca d ´ Alva, Castelo de Paiva and the famous cruise of Six Bridges. Feature still cruises with lunch and\/or dinner and special cruises for festive dates.

This bikeway passes through the mouth of the Harbour, being possible to start the route in Castelo do Queijo and, passing through the mouth, reaching the bridge Dom Luís. Beautiful panoramic sea views along the whole route.

Sports set with a football-field and large spaces that allow sports practice.

Founded in 1903, the Boavista is one of the emblematic clubs in the city. The stadium, remodelled to the EURO 2004 by the Grupo 3 – Associated Architects, is an architectonical work that reminds us of mythical English stadiums.