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Porto: Dom Luís I Bridge

Porto: cathedral

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Porto: Ribeira district

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Porto: Salão Arabe

Arrábida Bridge

Álvaro Siza: Bouça social housing complex

Rem Koolhaas: Casa da Música (House of Music)

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Porto: Dom Luís I Bridge

Porto: cathedral

Porto: church of Santa Clara

Porto: Ribeira district

boat on the Douro River

Porto: Salão Arabe

Arrábida Bridge

Álvaro Siza: Bouça social housing complex

Rem Koolhaas: Casa da Música (House of Music)

Explore the historical baroque churches and neoclassical sites of Porto from the Luis I Bridge and the River Douro

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