15th October
Day 5
On the last day the Erasmus teams visited the city of Porto.
Porto, Portuguese Oporto, city and port, northern Portugal. The city lies along the Douro River, 2 miles (3 km) from the river’s mouth on the Atlantic Ocean and 175 miles (280 km) north of Lisbon. World-famous for its port wine, Porto is Portugal’s second largest city and is the commercial and industrial centre for the zone north of the Mondego River. The historic centre of Porto was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.
Porto is chiefly famous for the export of the wine named for it, a popular fortified wine usually served after meals.
As for culture, the city has a university (founded 1911), district archives, museums including the Soares do Reis National Museum (prehistoric and Roman artifacts, sculpture, paintings, and numismatics) and one for contemporary art in a striking Art Deco building, an opera house, a fine-arts school, a symphony orchestra, and several scientific institutes. A concert hall, designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, opened in 2005. Other contemporary public buildings include the county hall, university hospital, and football (soccer) stadium.
