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Photo by IngolfBLN - Porto - Elétricos - Material CirculanteUploaded by JotaCartas, CC BY-SA 2.0, The tram system of Porto, Portugal is operated by the Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto (STCP) and currently has three regular tram routes with 30 minute headways. All are heritage tram routes, as they use vintage tramcars exclusively.HistoryIn 1872 the Companhia Carril Americano do Porto à Foz e Mattosinhos opened the first mule tram line in Porto, connecting Rua dos Inglezes (nowadays Infante) with Foz (Castelo) and Matosinhos.[1][2][3] In the next year, a branch line from Massarelos to Cordoaria was opened. A second company, ...Continue Reading

Photo by Balou46 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, The Funicular dos Guindais, or Guindais funicular railway, is a funicular railway in Porto, Portugal. The original line was constructed in 1891 but closed just two years later after a serious accident. As part of a larger initiative to improve the transport infrastructure of Porto, it was re-modelled and re-opened on 19 February 2004. The line runs down a steep cliff from Batalha (on the higher ground of central Porto) to the quayside at Ribeira.The funicular is single track, with a central passing loop, is 281 metres (922 ft) long, and ...Continue Reading

Photo by António Amen, CC BY-SA 3.0, The Coliseu do Porto is a theatre in Porto, Portugal. It is arguably one of the most relevant landmarks of Porto and a prestigious venue for music and cultural events. Together with Batalha Cinema, the Coliseu is a very good example of Portuguese Streamline Moderne and Art Deco in the city of Porto. It was built after the historical Salão Jardim Passos Manuel, in the early years of the 20th century. The earliest sketches of the building are from the year 1911. However the building was only officially declared finished in 1941.The, at ...Continue Reading

Photo by Mathieu Marquer from Paris, FRANCE - IMG_2275, CC BY-SA 2.0, The São João National Theatre (Portuguese: Teatro Nacional São João) is a theatre in the city of Porto, in Portugal. It is located in Batalha Square, in the historical centre of the city.The history of the theatre begins in 1794, when the main authority of Porto, Francisco de Almada e Mendonça, encharged Italian architect Vicente Mazzoneschi with the project for an opera house. The original theatre was built between 1796 and 1798 and was named São João (St John) in honour of Prince-regent João, later crowned king as ...Continue Reading

Photo by Maragato1976 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, The Porto Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé do Porto), located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal, is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important Romanesque monuments in PortugalThe current Cathedral of Porto underwent construction around 1110 under the patronage of Bishop Hugo and was completed in the 13th century, but there is evidence that the city has been a bishopric seat since the Suevi domination in the 5th-6th centuries.The cathedral is flanked by two square towers, each supported with two buttresses and crowned with ...Continue Reading