Porto · History
From the bishop's town to the merchants' city
From the fortress cathedral where a king was married to the grand avenue of the 20th century: a walk through the decisions that turned a bishop's town into the capital of northern Portugal.
- 5 stops
- 2 km
- 1 h 40 min
- Free
The route
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What you’ll discover
From the bishop's town to the merchants' city
Who ran Porto?
The struggle between bishop, Crown and merchants, written in stone at every stop.
From river to avenue
How the city went down to the Douro to trade, then climbed back up the hill to reinvent itself.
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