Live webcam is located in the city of Porto in the residential quarter of Ribeira. From the perspective of the webcam, we can observe the Douro River flowing through the northern part of Portugal and flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
Porto is an exceptional city. From him came the name of the whole country. In the beginning, the city was called - Cale (Greek “beautiful). Then "Portus" was added, that is, "port". Over time - Portus Cale, they began to call the area where the city was located. Then the name grew into the name of the entire state - Portugal.
Today, Porto is home to about 240 thousand people, and the Greater Porto metropolitan area - about 1.5 million inhabitants. It is the second largest city in the country. Already in the 15th century, Porto was an influential center of maritime trade and a starting point for Portuguese sailors. The 18th century became the golden age for the city. At this time, the export of wine - port (port wine) started at full steam.
With the proceeds of the wine trade in Porto, beautiful baroque buildings were built - cathedrals and town houses.