Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile. We arrived at the port from the tram system, a lovely site looking down at the port from the station. As it was a nice day we walked around the port looking at the various ships and sites, and down to the warehouse district. There is also a church boat opposite the warehouses.
On January 1, 1999 one of the largest steps toward European unification took place with the introduction of the euro as the official currency in eleven countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain).
This single currency â the euro â was first introduced in 1999 as 'book money', with the national currencies still circulating but having become sub-units of the euro. Then, in 2002, the changeover to the new currency was completed with the introduction of euro banknotes and coins. Today, the euro is the only currency of all the countries in the euro area. This means that you no longer need to exchange coins and banknotes when you cross borders. So trade is much easier, giving us greater choice of what to buy.