Intro: Porto is an adventurous city of hills, rivers, bridges, old town pavements, many churches some with decorated with magnificent exterior blue and white tiles; it’s a city that makes port wine, of course. There is a medieval Ribeira (riverside) district with narrow cobbled streets that wind past old merchants’ houses and plenty of cafes.  The city is the second largest in Portugal and is home to a fine university founded in 1911 that focuses on science & medicine.

 

Portugal, Porto City: morning cafe
Portugal, Porto City: close-up cell phone guy
Portugal, Porto City: trolley with guy using his cell phone
Portugal, Porto City: another scenic view of the city
Portugal, Porto City: clock tower
Portugal, Porto City: park statue Leda and the Swan
Portugal, Porto City: museum of photography
Portugal, Porto City: University of Porto
Portugal, Porto City: University of Porto
Portugal, Porto City: bridge and boats
Portugal, Porto City: close-up of Capela da Almas
Portugal, Porto City: central city
Portugal, Porto City: school kids on an outing
Portugal, Porto City: more art Deco details
Portugal, Porto City: modern equestrian statue
Portugal, Porto City: various styles of structures
Portugal, Porto City: art Deco detail
Portugal, Porto City: pedestrian street
Portugal, Porto City: close-up of Capela da Almas
Portugal, Porto City: famous Capela da Almas
Portugal, Porto City: mix of building styles
Portugal, Porto City: colorful school
Portugal, Porto City: ancient stone ruins and modern structures
Portugal, Porto City: decorative superstructure
Portugal, Porto City: street folks
Portugal, Porto City: metro station
Portugal, Porto City: tram station
Portugal, Porto City: springtime
Portugal, Porto City: house under restoration
Portugal, Porto City: river view
Portugal, Porto City: ancient church
Portugal, Porto City: interesting shapes and colors
Portugal, Porto City: public art program
Portugal, Porto City: another cafe
Portugal, Porto City: view of the bridge and river from
Portugal, Porto City: equestrian city square (rider?)
Portugal, Porto City: city hall plaza
Portugal, Porto City: city hall
Portugal, Porto City: young guys with phones
Portugal, Porto City: shadows
Portugal, Porto City: more and more ornate details (Victorian?)
Portugal, Porto City: more ornate details
Portugal, Porto City: ornate building details
Portugal, Porto City: modern sculpture of a cleric
Portugal, Porto City: pensive pensioners
Portugal, Porto City: a view of the city hills; the
Portugal, Porto City: ocean front park
Portugal, Porto City: condo buildings along the oceanfront boulevard
Portugal, Porto City: residential street leads down to the Atlantic
Portugal, Porto City: row houses of varying styles, most decorated
Portugal, Porto City: modernist house
Portugal, Porto City: Bauhaus style house
Portugal, Porto City: art deco house
Portugal, Porto City: Moorish style house
Portugal, Porto City: modern sculpture in front of an office
Portugal, Porto City: neo-classic house
Portugal, Porto City: oceanfront view
Portugal, Porto City: colorful superstructure
Portugal, Porto City: modern museum
Portugal, Porto City: workers and students waiting for public transportation
Portugal, Porto City: park monument with symbolic (good) lion in
Portugal, Porto City: high rise condo towers
Portugal, Porto City: modern apartments and offices
Portugal, Porto City: colorful traditional tiles decorate many buildings
Portugal, Porto City: old city meets new city
Portugal, Porto City: old world charm in old city houses
Portugal, Porto City is built on hills around which the river
Portugal, Porto City: trolley tracks run everywhere
Portugal, Porto City: Victorian house
Portugal, Porto City: city metro system
Portugal, Porto City: imaginative ad
Portugal, Porto City: port wine barrels on old ships
Portugal, Porto City: port wine barrels on old ships
Portugal, Porto City: more hills and boats
Portugal, Porto City: Dom Luis I bridge from below; the bridge
Portugal, Porto City: odd colors and angles
Portugal, Porto City: train station (red) and war memorial
Portugal, Porto City: abstract building facade
Porto port sign
Portugal, Porto City: antique churches everywhere
Portugal, Porto City: riverfront apartment houses
Portugal, Porto City: art deco office building
Portugal, Porto City: docks along the river with Dom Luis
Portugal, Porto City: antique trolleys run through the city
Portugal, Porto City: park along the river Rio Douro
Portugal, Porto City: I'm guessing this is statue of either
Portugal, Porto City: fishing boats
Portugal, Porto City: promenade walk
Portugal, Porto City: ancient St John's fort on the ocean

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