Porto Travel Guide: Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights

Publisher Marketing: Porto was registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996 and designated as the European Capital of Culture in 2001. In Portugal there is a local saying that 'while Lisbon lazes, Porto labors, ' and while always living in the shadow of the capital, Porto is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Introduction to Porto - Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Taste Port Wine on the Riverside at Cais da Gaia - Sandeman Port Lodge - Cockburn's Port Lodge - W & J Graham's Port Lodge - View The Douro River & Bridges from Porto's Cais da Ribeira - Museum of Transport and Communications - Tram Museum - Crystal Palace Gardens - Romantic Museum - Bolhao Market - Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art - Casa da Musica - Sao Francisco Church - Carmo Church - Foz do Douro (Foz District) - Passeio Alegre Garden - City Park - Lello Book Store - Majestic Cafe - Avenida dos Aliados - City Hall - Clerigos Tower - Portuguese Center for Photography - Recommendations for the Budget Traveler - Places To Stay - Oporto Invictus Hostel - Aliados Hotel - BessaHotel - Places To Eat & Drink - A Marina - Onda Tropical Burguer - Porto Beer - Cufra Grill - Places To Shop - O Galo - O Arco da Ribeira - A Vida Portuguesa Contributor Bio:  Wright, Richard Richard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the black experience. He stands today alongside such African-American luminaries as Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison, and two of his books, Native Son and Black Boy, are required reading in high schools and colleges across the nation. He died in 1960.