Ponte Dona Maria Pia - Porto

The 1876 Dona Maria Pia bridge in Porto. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, the bridge is the only one of the six bridges spanning the Douro that is not used

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Porto is considered the capital of the north and as the second largest city in Portugal, rightfully so. There are really very few similarities between Porto and Lisbon – they are both near the coast, on the banks of large rivers and have some fairly daunting hills, but that’s really where it ends. The two cities have a totally different feel and different charms.Porto’s most striking…