RedBull AirRace 2007 Porto/Gaia - Portugal

This event will occur between the bridges D. Luis and Arrábida in days 31-08-2007 and 01-09-2007
The "Porto" region is in the north of Portugal and is part of, among other important cities as Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. The climate is similar to the one on the south: tempering and dry summers and short while rainy winters. Those two cities are one of oldest of the Europe, had been built in the edges of the Douro river and have between them some bridges, one of them is Maria Pia bridge, build by Gustave Eiffel in 1877, thus gaining the heading of "cities of the bridges". The Arrábida bridge was built in the 20th century, possessing at the time the biggest arc of support of the world made in concret. The heart of Porto is a labyrinth of medieval side streets, old store, baroque streets of rock and monuments and Gaia is famous for the old ones digs of the Port Wine, one of the most famous Portuguese products internationally.

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