Porto - Torre dos Clérigos

Porto is with a population of about 250.000 the largest city in Northern Portugal. In "Greater Porto", the metropolitan area, live even more than 1.7 million people.

The historical center of Porto was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. Port wine is named after Porto, since the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia on the southern banks of the river Douro are the centers for packaging, transport and export of the fortified wine. Some years ago I had been here for a couple of days before I started the "Camino Portugues" here.

The "Casa Oriental" (prev. upload) neighbours to the "Torre dos Clérigos", the bell tower of the "Igreja dos Clérigos". The baroque church was erected for the "Irmandade dos Clérigos" (Brotherhood of the Clergies) by Italian archtitect Nicolau Nasoni 1732 - 1750. The tower, completed in 1763, is 75.6 metres high. To reach the top, the visitor has to climb up about 240 steps.

www.torredosclerigos.pt/en/history-and-architecture/tower...