Chapter 7
Porto and the north
The north is where Portugal began: Afonso Henriques, the first king, was born in Guimarães, and the country takes its name from Porto's old name, Portus Cale. Porto itself tumbles down to the Douro, with its iron bridge, its tiled station and the port cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia across the river. Further north lie green hills, the festival town of Viana do Castelo, the wild Peneda-Gerês National Park and the walled town of Bragança.
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- Glowing on the map: the birthplace of PortugalGuimarães
- Glowing on the map: the north's festival town by the seaViana do Castelo
- Glowing on the map: Portugal's only national parkPeneda-Gerês
- Glowing on the map: the walled town of the far north-eastBragança
- Iron bridge linking Porto to Gaia, from 1886Dom Luís I Bridge
- Town across the Douro where port wine agesVila Nova de Gaia
- Porto's colourful riverside quarterRibeira
- Porto station famous for its tiled hallSão Bento
- Porto's festival on the night of 23 JuneSão João
- Nickname for the people of PortoTripeiros