Porto - Garagem Atlantico

Porto is with a population of about 250.000 the largest city in Northern Portugal. In "Greater Porto", the metropolitan area, live even more than 1.7 million people.

The historical center of Porto was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Port wine is named after Porto, since the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia on the southern banks of the river Douro are the centers for packaging, transport and export of the fortified wine. Some years ago I had been here for a couple of days before I started the "Camino Portugues" here.

Porto has grown strongly in the 19th and 20th century. So there is an interesting mixture of architectural styles, though many older buildings are bad state and need restoration. The "Garagem Atlantico" is the bus station for long distance buses.