Porto, Portugal

Fernandine Walls

Fernandine Walls, Porto

The fourteenth-century granite circuit that defended medieval Porto, begun under King Afonso the Fourth in 1336 and completed under King Ferdinand the First in 1376. Its best-preserved stretch still climbs the Guindais cliff above the Douro.

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Location

Coordinates: 41.142055, -8.608977

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