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Pousadas de Portugal (European Portuguese pronunciation: [poˈzaðɐʒ ðɨ puɾtuˈɣal]) is a chain of luxury, traditional or historical hotels in Portugal.Formerly run by the Portuguese State, they are now run by the Pestana Group, which in September 2003 won a public bid for the sale of 37.6% of parent company Enatur and for a 40-year running concession.
People from Porto by occupation (9 C) Pages in category "People from Porto" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. This list may not reflect ...
CNN compared Lisbon and Porto head-to-head in order to find who has the best food, culture, old cafés and boutiques, nightlife, and the best beaches. [11] Travel guide giants Lonely Planet have designated Portugal as one of the top 3 countries to visit in 2018. [12]
Lateral facade of the old English Club of Porto. The building is located in an urban context, situated in the historic centre of the city, in an area occupied by large buildings and residences that flank the structure. [1] The principal facade, facing the east, is a terrace with view to the Douro River. [1]
Porto's Crystal Palace was designed by English architect Thomas Dillen Jones and the Anglo-Irish engineer Francis Webb Sheilds.It was built at Torre da Marca on the edge of the city centre in granite, iron and glass, with the Crystal Palace in London serving as a model, as Jones and Sheilds had both worked on that building.
[1] [10] Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.8 million people (2023) [1] in an area of 2,395 km 2 (925 sq mi), [11] making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network .
The British Factory House building is located in the old quarter of the city of Porto, situated along the Rua Infante Dom Henrique (which was named for the Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator). The design of the building was formalized by British Consul John Whitehead (1726–1802), [ 1 ] who was inspired by the Neo-Palladian style of ...
The front facade along the Praça do Infante D. Henrique Portion of the Roman excavations within the "museum". The Casa do Infante is addorsed to buildings in the historic centre of the city, along the riverbank, with its principal facade oriented to the inclined slope descending the Praça do Infante D. Henrique towards the Largo do Terreiro and access to the Cais da Estiva along the Douro.