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- Northern Region, Portugal - Rural & Charming Bed & Breakfasts,
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Accommodation & Tours in Norte Region
| Região Norte (English:
North Region), is a region in the northern part of Portugal. It is a land
of dense vegetation and profound historic and cultural wealth. Its capital
is the city of Porto. It is one of five regions of Mainland Portugal
(NUTS II subdivisions). The Norte is a culturally varied region,
thus historical rivalry between different neighbouring cities and towns
are very common, although with a strong common Portuguese identity, but
unlike other Portuguese regions where every city and town are culturally
very similar.
Porto, also known as Oporto,
is the second largest city of Portugal (after Lisbon). The city has the
status of global city (in category of Gamma World Cities –). It located
in the estuary of the Douro river, in northern Portugal. The city of Porto
comprises 15 civil parishes. The historic centre of Porto was declared
a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. |
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One of Portugal's most internationally
famous products, Port wine, is named after the city because it is produced
in, and shipped from the area or, more precisely, from Vila Nova de Gaia,
a city just across the river which belongs to the same conurbation.
The Latin name of Porto,
Portus Cale, is the origin of the name "Portugal" for the whole country.
In Portuguese, the city is usually referred to with the definite article
as "o Porto" (the port), hence the English name "Oporto".) |
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de Amares - Sta. Maria do Bouro - Between the city of Braga
and the Gerês mountain range, stands the Pousada de Amares, Sta.
Maria do Bouro, result of the restoration of a former Cistercian Monastery....
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de Gerês /Caniçada - São Bento - With
a unique location, right in the heart of Peneda/ Gerês National Park,
with a breathtaking view over the river Cávado and the peaceful
Caniçada dam...... read
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