Porto (Oporto) gave us the name of Portugal and port wine.
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The Lello Bookshop (1906) is at the 'gothick' end of gothic, and must be one of the most ornate bookshops in the world.
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Porto Cathedral is a brutal, battered, ocean-going church, grounded upon a crag; the sort of thing you might expect to find at Plymouth. Only the cloister is enlivened
by the azulejo tiles common in Portugal.
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São Francisco is outwardly gothic, but conceals a baroque interior encrusted with gold.
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