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    Valongo (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐˈlõɡu] ⓘ) is a Portuguese municipality located in the District of Porto and 10 km from Porto, in the northern region of Portugal. The municipality area consists of 75.12 km² and 93 858 inhabitants (2011), and it is subdivided into four parishes: Alfena, Campo e Sobrado, Ermesinde and Valongo.

    • Porto’s Riverside. With Porto 15 minutes away by car it’s only natural that you’ll gravitate towards this UNESCO city. You should dive into the historic core, at the Ribeira, which has brightly painted houses on the Douro riverside.
    • Porto’s Museums and Sights. It would take days to get through all of Porto, but there are a few musts that every first-timer has to tick off. The Baroque Clérigos Church has a 76-metre tower that pierces the cityscape, with 240 steps to the top.
    • Museu Municipal de Valongo. Valongo’s museum is in the Neoclassical former town hall, from the beginning of the19th century. When it was converted into an attraction in 2001 some of the interior decor was restored to its original splendour while other parts of the building were turned into bold modern exhibition spaces.
    • Galeria Museológica do Fórum Cultural de Ermesinde. Ermesinde’s cultural centre is as cool as they come. It’s adapted into a the town’s tile and brick factory, which dates to 1910.The building was totally overhauled to set up an auditorium and gallery, but big sections of the factory were integrated into the design.
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  3. Valongo. Towns and Villages. Situated almost within the city limits of Porto, of which it is now an extension, Valongo was probably founded by the Romans, who mined gold in the region.

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