Back Streets
by antistar
Porto has some wonderful narrow old back streets around the medieval heart of the city down towards the river. Some of them area a little scary and claustrophic - allowing no escape from their high walls, but they are all wonderful to walk through. The one pictured is from just of the Praca de Ribeira. What is so surprising is that despite the area being clogged with tourists, there are real people still living here almost oblivious to it all. They sit about on the doorsteps, chat with each other, and hang their washing from the high balconies. It makes for an unforgettable scene.
Cheap internet
by Turska
If you need to use internet,there are internet-places (cafe is a wrong word-there´s no coffee) to use it.This one was cheapest one we wound at the time we were at the town.
When you see that Parfumeria,go in.It´s a very small shop,and there´s a door to srairway witch goes up to this internet-place.It was about 1,50e per hour or something like that.
It is at R de Sante Catarina,shopping street.Not very far from Capella das Almas going down the road.
Those balconys at photo are from internet-place,and green walls inside.
Take a walk around, there are...
by p3_sheep_eo
Take a walk around, there are some beautiful buildings in Porto, this is the Ildefonso Church Praca Batalha,its covered in what looks like blue tiles, Azulejo panels i think they are called (correct me if i'm wrong please) the train station also has these tiles covering its inside walls and is worth a look.
Port wine
by magor65
The real port wine is produced only in the upper region of the Douro Valley. Although wine was made here as long ago as in the Roman times, the moment when brandy was first added to it is considered a turning point. It was in the second half of the 17th century and the reason was to 'fortify' it for the sea transport to England.
How is port wine made?
There are about 40 varieties of grapes grown in the port wine region. They are picked by hand in September. In the past the grapes used to be trod upon by foot, but nowadays modern methods are used ( although for the sake of tradition a small fraction of grapes are still prepared for fermentation in this old way). Then the 'must' is mixed with a strictly specified quantity of brandy to prevent futher fermentation. All kinds of ports, except for a 'vintage', are aged in oak casks before being bottled.
Basic kinds of port wine:
- vintage - the finest and most expensive of all ports. It comes from best vineyards form one year and must be bottled within 2 years of harvesting. Its minimum maturity period is 15 years.
- tawny - blended wine from different years, amber-brown in colour;
- ruby - blended wine from different years, deep red in colour, fruity in taste, usually takes from one to three years to mature
- white - served chilled as an aperitif, either dry or sweet in flavour
Estadio do Bessa XXI
by vichatherly
Home of Boavista FC.
Not a bad little stadium at the time I was there. A bit small but quaint all the same.
I visited on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 with United winning 3-0, Blanc 14, Solskjaer 29, Beckham 51 Pen. At that time it didn't have a stand behind one of the goals.
The stadium has had a major facelift due to the UEFA European Championships 2004 been held in Portugal. It now has an all seater capacity of 30,000.
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Museum of Sacred Art and Archaeology
shop front
Porto- Portugal
Piers of a former suspension bridge
