Northern Capital of Portugal
Description:
The northern capital lies on granite rocks above the Douro River. This city gave the name to the whole country and made it famous through the production of port wine. The historical center is recognized by UNESCO as the Heritage of Humanity, as the object of an outstanding example of design and architectural ensemble, illustrating a significant period of human history. Porto grew out of granite and its elegance is simply mesmerizing The dominant architectural style here is Baroque; Baroque, animated by huge panels of azulejos tiles, so its main colors are gray, blue, white and orange! The roofs of houses are like ripe oranges rolling towards the river.