Ribeira (Porto)

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View along the Cais de Ribeira

The Ribeira ( Portuguese for river bank ) is the everyday language for the lower part of the historic old town of the Portuguese city ​​of Porto, close to the Douroufer . The district is part of the Freguesia São Nicolau (Porto) and thus belongs to the historic center of the city, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996 .

The center of the Ribeira is the Cais de Ribeira promenade , which connects the access to the Dom Luís Bridge with the Praça da Ribeira . Numerous bars, souvenir shops and restaurants line up here. From the shore, the traditional port wine boats ( barcos rabelos ), the Douro and across from it the sister city of Vila Nova de Gaia can be observed.

The part of the Ribeira behind the promenade consists of narrow, steep streets and old houses, many of which, although some are now being extensively renovated, are structurally in poor condition and more often - apart from the shops on the ground floor - are empty.

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Coordinates: 41 ° 8 ′ 25 "  N , 8 ° 36 ′ 47"  W.