Porto is a stunningly beautiful city, especially in the riverside neighborhood of Ribeira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where we stayed. The riverbank is lined with restaurants and cafes on one side of the river, and port tasting rooms on the opposite side of the river in Vila Nova de Gaia. There are six bridges […]
Portugal 2 – Porto, Part 2
We are now on our own, exploring Portugal. The star trail image above was shot from our apartment window in Porto, as we start to explore this country. Our first impressions of this city were rather negative – based largely upon the very steep hills in our neighborhood. After a week here though, our impression […]
Portugal 1 – Festival of St John of Porto
We arranged to come to Porto, Portugal in time for the annual street festival paying tribute to St John the Baptist (Festa de São João do Porto). This lively party has been held every year for the past six centuries (starting the afternoon of June 23rd and ending the sometime on the 24th), and is considered the city’s most […]