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Phobos said:Porto,a city in northern Portugal with 250.000 inhabitants in the municipality and about 1,5 millions in the metro is famous worldwide for its wine,but apart from the wine the city is also known for the great number of churches,most of them built in Baroque style.So I'll present you most of the old churches of this "small Rome".
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The Cathedral
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Igreja dos Grilos
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Igreja das Carmelitas
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Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo
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Igreja dos Clérigos
this church is the famous and tallest in Porto,the tower rises up 76 meters!
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Igreja da Misericordia
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Igreja de São Pedro de Miragaia
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Igreja do Terço e da Caridade
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Igreja de São Bento da Vitória
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Igreja de São João Novo
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Igreja do Corpo de Massarelos
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Igreja de São João das Taipas
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Igreja de Santo Ildefonso
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Igreja do Recolhimento dos Orfãos
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Igreja dos Congregados
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Igreja da Lapa/B]
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Vitória
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Capela de Santa Catarina
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Igreja da Trindade
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Igreja de São Martinho do Lordelo
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Igreja de São Nicolau
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Igreja do Bonfim
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Igreja da Cedofeita
it's the oldest romanesque church in Porto
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Igreja de São Francisco
the original building dates back to the medieval age,then in the baroque age an annex was built.The inside of the building is considered as one of the masterpieces of baroque art.
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Igreja de Santa Clara
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Igreja do Marques
not very old,it dates back to the 30's
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Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar
located just ahead Porto's historic district in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia
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Igreja do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
this one is in an adjacent city of Porto
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