One of Portugal's most internationally famous products it's a drink, Port wine, which was named after the city of Porto because it was originally shipped from the area. The city has a population of 263,000 inhabitants in 15 parishes, with 1,551,950 in the metropolitan area. It is situated in the north of the country, on the northern bank of the Douro River, just in the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
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The tall bridge you see on the right is actually for the subway. We took it from our hotel downtown to get here (back in 2006), walked the steps all the way down to reach the restaurant area down below on the waterside, the zona ribeirinha (but took a taxi after dinner!) On the left you see the view we had when we got off the subway. It was truly breathtaking but I posted a small picture because my night pics are often very blurry..
wanna go there, wanna go there :)
ReplyDeleteAlthough I have never been in Porto, I think it is very beautiful. And what's more: I love port wine!!
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Wil, ABC Team.
Porto looks like a heavenly place to visit. Gorgeous night shot.
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a PRETTY PLACE!
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Beautiful shot and wonderfully informative.
ReplyDeleteI imagined you doing that long walk through such a beautiful city. You definitely earned a good supper and the taxi ride home :) Thanks for the introduction to Porto.
ReplyDeleteThat's a gorgeous shot Mar. I didn't realize that was where Port originated. Carver ABC-Wed. Team
ReplyDeleteLooks to be a nice town ! I never liked Porto, it's too sweet !
ReplyDeletea friend of mine just got back from Portugal. a beautiful snapshot.
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Nice piece of information. Must be a god wine.
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Rose, ABC Wednesday Team