My views of Porto


Magnificent Praça da Liberdade (Liberty Square) with statue of Dom Pedro IV and Paços do Concelho (City Hall) in the background

The grandiose Paços do Concelho (City Hall)

City Hall seen from Liberty Square (Praça da Liberdade)

Art déco statue on Liberty Square

Place and statue of Infante D. Henrique

Terreiro da Sé square with the Cathedral of Porto (Sé do Porto) and bronze statue of Vimara Pires

Porto Cathedral with the pillory (Pelourinho) of the Cathedral

Porto Cathedral

Terreiro da Sé with Episcopal Palace (left), seen from Ponte Luis (Luis Bridge)

Church of S. Lourenço

View of the old town of Porto with S. Bento da Vitória Monastery, right

Tower and Church dos Clérigos

Church dos Congregados (front, center) with tower of City Hall in the background

S. Ildefonso Church

Igreja (Church) dos Carmelitas, left, and Igreja do Carmo

Impressive fayences on the outside wall of Igreja do Carmo

Fonte Ledes (Ledes Fountain) at Praça (Square) de Gomes Teixeira, with Igreja da Carmo in background

Carlos Alberto Square with World War I Memorial

View from dos Clérigos-street towards Church St. Ildefonso

Above and below: Hall of Central train station (Estação S. Bento)


Cable car along Muralha Fernardina (Fernando Wall) from the Douro River to 1st of December Square

Panoramic view of the Douro River towards the Atalantic

Above
and below: Ponte Luís I (Luís I Bridge), a metal arch bridge, opened in
1886,
that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova


Douro River from Luis Bridge, with Cais dos Guindais, right

Above and below: Rio Douro (Douro River), direction towards the Atlantic ocean, seen from Luis Bridge


View of old town of Porto from Jardim do Morro (Do Morro Garden) on the Viala Nova side of River Douro.

A hazy day at the Atlantic, beach Praia do Carneiro
I visited Porto in September 2012.