Open window overlooking the Luiz I bridge

Porto’s distinctive development has been shaped by the features of its terrain, which provide an abundance of stunning views and justify including the Gaia riverbank in the area defined as a World Heritage Site. Spared from redevelopment when urban renewal plans fell through, this space has suffered only incremental changes. A single glance takes in the refinement of an Episcopal Palace that took over a century to build, and the dynamism of a bridge that encourages and suggests new ways of seeing the city.