Instead, the following cities and communities stop at the starting line: Coimbra, Faro, Funchal, Guarda, Leiria, Oeiras, Viana do Castelo and Vila Real.
In the past, Portugal has received the title three times: Lisbon, in 1994, Porto in 2001, and Guimarães in 2012.
EcocNews has already made a stop in the four cities entered in the short list.
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In the coming weeks we will tell you even more about the four Portuguese cities.