In the mid-19th century, the parish of Foz do Douro is integrated in the municipality of Porto. With the improvement of transport connections to the city of Porto, either by river or by land, Foz becomes the first seaside resort in Porto, due to t...
The Porto Cathedral is a building of Roman-Gothic structure, from the 12th and 13th centuries, having undergone major remodeling in the Baroque period (17th-18th centuries). The interior still retains the aspect of a fortress church, with battleme...
The Church and College of São Lourenço, popularly known as the Igreja dos Grilos, is a set of religious buildings in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Built by the Jesuits in 1577 in a Baroque-Jesuit mannerist style, financed by donations from the f...