PORTO Archive
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PORTO – estádio do dragão
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsEstádio do Dragão is a football stadium located in Porto,Portugal, with an all-seated capacity of 50,399.Inaugurated on November 16, 2003, it is the current home ground of F.C. Porto, having replaced the club’s old... -
PORTO – Café Majestic – Late Nineteenth Century café
Posted on November 18, 2011 | No CommentsPortugal’s most famous cafés are naturally in its capital, but while Lisbon’s Café A Brasileira and Versailles certainly have beautiful interiors, it is in the country’s second city... -
PORTO – Funicular dos Guindais – Douro Panoramic
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsThe Funicular dos Guindais, or Guindais funicular railway, is a cable railway system in Porto, Portugal. The original funicular was constructed in 1891 and closed just two years later after a serious accident.... -
PORTO – Palácio da Bolsa – Inspiring Interior architecture
Posted on September 23, 2011 | No CommentsThe Palácio da Bolsa (Stock Exchange Palace) is a historical building in Porto, Portugal. The palace was built in the 19th century by the city’s Commercial Association (Associação Comercial) in Neoclassical style. It is located... -
PORTO – Mercado Ferreira Borges – Alternative Concert hall
Posted on September 22, 2011 | No CommentsMercado Ferreira Borges is a Cast-iron architecture building in the city of Porto, Portugal. Built in 1885 to replace the old market in Ribeira, wich never happened, was always used for exhibitions and cultural events.... -
PORTO – Serralves – 40h Non-stop
Posted on August 23, 2011 | No CommentsSERRALVES EM FESTA - 40h Non-stop MORE THAN 240 EVENTS WITH FREE ADMISSION This is the largest festival of contemporary artistic expression in Portugal and one of Europe’s largest, with... -
PORTO – movies about the city
Posted on June 5, 2011 | No CommentsA Saída do Pessoal Operário da Fábrica Confiança. Year – 1896, director – Aurélio da Paz dos Reis, documentary. A Cidade do Porto. Year – 1913, director – unknown; documentary.... -
PORTO – casa da música – concert hall with restaurant on the roof
Posted on June 5, 2011 | No CommentsCasa da Música is a major concert hall space in Porto, Portugal which houses the cultural institution of the same name with its three orchestras Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Orquestra...