The official name of Portugal's second largest city (after Lisbon) is Porto, which translates to "port." OPorto is the English name that the British gave it because when they used to arrive at the entrance of the Douro river they were amazed by its beauty and they said "Oh Porto". Porto, located 172 miles north of Lisbon (about a 3-hour drive), is famous for its port wine (more on this later). The population is 263,000 in the city, around 2,000,000 in the metropolitan area. There are not a lot of young people living in the city, because there aren't a lot of places for rent. But that's changing, with the passage of new rental laws that force owners to fix up their decrepit historic buildings. That will make the city look more appealing,
and entice
younger generations to move in. In 10 years the city should be completely different place. Don't get me wrong:
Porto is beautiful today and
full of
history (thats why it’s a
World Heritage site). It’s definitely worth a
visit, but it has a chance to be very special in the near future -- Perhaps even one of Europe's treasures. To read about the history of Porto, click this
link.
The official name of Portugal's second largest city (after Lisbon) is Porto, which translates to "port." OPorto is the English name that the British gave it because when they used to arrive at the entrance of the Douro river they were amazed by its beauty and they said "Oh Porto". Porto, located 172 miles north of Lisbon (about a 3-hour drive), is famous for its port wine (more on this later). The population is 263,000 in the city, around 2,000,000 in the metropolitan area. There are not a lot of young people living in the city, because there aren't a lot of places for rent. But that's changing, with the passage of new rental laws that force owners to fix up their decrepit historic buildings. That will make the city look more appealing, and entice younger generations to move in. In 10 years the city should be completely different place. Don't get me wrong: Porto is beautiful today and full of history (thats why it’s a World Heritage site). It’s definitely worth a visit, but it has a chance to be very special in the near future -- Perhaps even one of Europe's treasures. To read about the history of Porto, click this link. 
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