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Traditional neighborhoods Porto scattered on the banks of the Douro River, with the harmony of its lines and its medieval urban structure, surprising given his busy business life, for its bustling outdoor markets during the day and its food and beverages that encourage nightlife.

It is composed of an intricate network of narrow, winding streets, porches and homes of several plants that are stacked next to each other, with tiled or painted walls with pastel colors, with extended clothes to dry on the balconies.

Beside the Ribeira, below the cathedral, the neighborhood O Barredo seems to have not been altered since the Middle Ages.

The railings of their homes hanging over the steep hill forming a maze of ancient streets and steep stairs.

Students usually meet at its northern limit in the gardens Cordoaria near the Torre dos Clerigos.

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The Majestic Café is located in Rua Santa Catarina, the main shopping street of the Porto city.

It is a unique and charming cafe in the second decade of the twentieth century with a particular decor and atmosphere that makes visitors recall the years of the Belle Époque of the city.

It frequented by the high society of Oporto, intellectuals and bohemians, opened its doors in 1921 calling themselves Elite, and a year later happened changed its name to Café Majestic.

La luxurious ornamentation conformed the style of the place, with mirrors, cherubim, marbles, candelabra and delicate woods.

In this cafe the British author J.K. Rowling devised some chapters of his first book in the series Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

The Majestic Café closed its doors in 1964 and did not open until 1980 after a reform in 1983 was declared cultural heritage of Porto.