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  • Written by nhcram on Jan 11, 2007
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    Category: Subway/Metro
    Getting TO/AROUND: Having suffered for many years from an inadequate public transport system Porto has now got its own light railway system. It was finished 4 months early and it covers 12.5 miles of track. It is incredibly quiet and extremely efficient.

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  • Written by nhcram on Jan 11, 2007
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    Getting TO/AROUND: Take the funnicular in Porto and get magnifcent views over the river Douro.
    Opened on 19 February 2004, the Funicular dos Guindais runs from the Oporto river side (Ribeira) next to the lower level of the Ponte D. Luís to the Batalha area. I


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    Comments for nhcram about Porto
    penumbra Wed Nov 21, 2007 00:46 UTC
     I went south from Lisbon when I visited Portugal, but it looks like the beautiful architecture in Porto is a good reason to go back and head north.
    marcbrazil Sat Oct 27, 2007 17:25 UTC
     Porto seems to be the most daring and progressive city in Portugal, eh?:)
    magor65 Wed Aug 29, 2007 19:41 UTC
     I also loved Porto, its churches, azulejos and Lello bookshop. Good page.
    atufft Sat May 5, 2007 17:00 UTC
     Thanks for the overview of Oporto, a place legendary for its port (the drinking kind). I would like to visit here someday.
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