Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine named after the city in northern Portugal. It’s also home to a different kind of church ...

The one involving Porto ... theatrical church of Sao Francisco, dating back to 1223. If you find it all a little overpowering, just remember that the Virgin Mary was made Queen of Portugal in ...

Clérigos Church, an 18th-century baroque building topped by the nearly 250-foot Torre dos Clérigos (or Clérigos Tower), offers unrivalled views of the Douro River and Porto's old town.

Seth Sherwood, based in Paris, is a longtime contributor to the Travel section who has been writing about Portugal since 2006. First Lisbon; now Porto. The whole world seems to have fallen in love ...

The fortress-like church is the largest in the city and one of Porto's oldest monuments; it's flanked by twin towers. It has a rather plain stone facade, but inside the Sé you'll find a ...

They were introduced into Portugal by the Moors when they occupied ... Once you’ve admired the blue and white exterior of several churches in Porto, take some time to visit a couple more.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto takes ...