House of the Whale in Porto, Costa Verde, Portugal:
The House of the Whale was the first building to be registered in the conservatory of Miragaia. Miragaia located in the historic area of Porto is considered World Heritage by UNESCO. You will have the necessary comfort and can enjoy the best tourism which offers the city of Porto, due to its excellent location you can enjoy magnificent views over the River Douro, also all the monuments of the city. 20 meters to buses, trams and taxis and 100 meters to metro and train station. Tours and cruises on the river Douro, Caves of Port wine, museums, walk into tourist bus, walk theme with driver, the most important points of the city, including traditional lunch. Restaurants, terraces, bars, nightclubs and beach (Foz do Douro) within 3km. At your arrival we offer a welcome basket consisting of regional products.
Magnificent Views over the River Douro:
The Douro is a river which rises in Spain in the province of Soria, the peaks of the Sierra Urbi?(Sierra de Urbi?? the 2,080 meters in altitude and crosses the north of Portugal. The mouth of the Douro is near the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. It has 927 km in length.
UNESCO appointed in December 14, 2001 to vinhateira region of Alto Douro (45 ? 68 'N, 5 ? 93' W) in the list of places that are World Heritage, the category of cultural landscape.
Traveling up from the Douro, which winds between the cliffs, you can see is where they live and / or vultures nest, grifos, eagles, wild pigeons, swallows, etc.., And the slopes of the same, the partridge, the rolls, the estorninho , The blackbird, the pope fig, and so on.
Within the jungles of zimbros, estevas, oak, pine and sobreiros and other varieties of vegetation slopes of the Douro, may still find themselves hunted species, which are a major natural resources in the region: the Corsican, the boar, ra
The House of the Whale is Located in the Historic :
The city of Oporto is known as the Capital of the North or the City Invicta. It is the city that gave its name to Portugal - very early (c. 200 BC) which called for Portus, coming later to become the capital of the county Portucalense, or Portucale (United who gave his name to Portugal). It is therefore one of the oldest cities and one of the oldest names in the world.
It originated in pre-Roman settlement. In Roman called up Cale or Portus Cale, and the origin of the name of Portugal. In the year 868, V?ra Peres, founder of the earth portugalense, had an important contribution in the conquest of territory from the Moors, thereby restoring the city of Portucale.
The development of Porto has always been closely linked with the south bank of the Douro, Vila Nova de Gaia, until 1834 part of its end, where he established the caves for aging of fine wines of the Alto Douro.
The need for a permanent crossing between the two sides of the Douro for movement of people and goods, led
Golf:
The Oporto Golf Club is the oldest golf club in Portugal, inaugurated in 1890 and was its first President Charles Neville Skeffington.
The golf course is a par 71, with a total of 5668 meters, starting a par 4 against the dominant wind - the famous nortada - which makes it very difficult. The approach to the green, narrow and two levels, means that this first hole is an excellent test for any player. Although the holes 4 and 11 are those of higher degree of difficulty, consider the par 4 number 7 and the par 3 number 14 as the best that we can draw from in terms of golf. The par 5, both the 9 and 18, usually offer good conditions for birdies, which is still attractive in terms of the end of competition. With a superb environment, only possible between people traditionally hospitable from the north, the Oporto offers the level of services Clubhouse excellent conditions, with a restaurant that is one of the favourite places of their members. The famous Week of Golf Espinho, during which they played the famous Cup Skeffington, Kendall and Dockery, is an ex-libris of national golf.
Other Activities:
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