Porto - Authenticity in Motion
There is an indescribable pride in ‘being from Porto’. The people are warm and the city has a natural gift for welcoming new residents, visitors, students and investors with heart and soul.
LIVING IN PORTO
With a magnificent location next to the Douro River estuary and serving as the gateway to the North, Porto allows its intangible heritage of affection to coexist harmoniously with an extraordinary historical, architectural, gastronomic and cultural legacy. The city has maintained its unspoilt authenticity but has managed to transform itself and project itself as a true city of the future.
Over the last decade, Porto has changed profoundly and definitively for the better. Today it is a cosmopolitan city that, more than just a stopping point, is internationally recognised as a genuine and attractive alternative for people, businesses and services to set up in Portugal. New hotels, shops, offices and homes are constantly appearing, accompanied by entertainment and cultural offerings for all tastes.
ENJOY THE CITY
Porto currently offers a truly inclusive cultural and leisure agenda. The spaces reflect this diversity: from public gardens to Casa da Música, from Fundação de Serralves to Rivoli and Coliseu, the offer is vast. Another highlight is the Miguel Bombarda block, entirely dedicated to the arts.
GROWING COMPANIES
At the same time, doors are increasingly opening for entrepreneurs and companies to set up in the region, benefiting from a vital university ecosystem, highly qualified human resources and a standard of living for employees that is difficult to rival. Recently, companies such as Natixis, Voltalia, Vestas, Farfetch, BNP Paribas and Prozis have chosen Porto as their base of operations.
