Ribeira side street - Porto

A look down one of the side streets off the main square in Porto's Ribeira district.

This particular street is Rua da Fonte Taurina. The lower levels and cellars of the buildings around here are some of the oldest in Porto. These days, what was once used for storage now makes way for bars and restaurants.

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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…