| This pattern is most obvious in Lisbon and Oporto, where the suburbs sprawl and the population lives in flats in dormitory towns, commuting to work for two to four hours a day. |
| Many Oporto families own country-houses in the Minho, and rusticate there very pleasantly for a month or two in early fall. |
| Viana Do Castelo is an historic port located on the River Lima approximately 50 kilometres North of Oporto. |
| Originally the Port wines were transported to Oporto down the River Douro on boats. |
| It is his wish that all the reinforcements should arrive at Oporto by noon. |
| The port was transported to the port merchants' warehouses in Oporto where it sat for years, sometimes decades, until the brandy and wine had integrated fully. |
