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A few days in Porto
  • Tim Lynette Wilkins
  • Tim Lynette Wilkins

A few days in Porto

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  • Inizio del viaggio
    26 novembre 2024
    Tim Lynette WilkinsA few days in PortoViaggiatore
    Beautiful shop front
    Tiled church frontPorto marketShop frontRail station entrancePastel de nata and chocolateBeer in the sun

    Arrived

    26 novembre 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    An easy journey, other than having to get up at 3.30 for the taxi to airport!

    We arrived at the hotel at 11.00 and were able to check in straight away. It was dull, overcast and thick cloud, but by 1 pm the sun had come out and it was lovely and warm. Going for quick walk around this afternoon .

    Great wander around this afternoon. Porto is a lot like Jerez in that many of the buildings are originally lovely but now decaying and in bad repair. Many in the centre have been restored or rebuilt, but many are still in need of a lot of TLC. Very sad!

    Still , nice to have the wonderful Portuguese custard tarts and a hot chocolate in the sunshine, and later a cold beer in the setting sun on the hotel roof terrace.    Leggi altro

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  • Tim Lynette WilkinsA few days in PortoViaggiatore
    Antique city tram
    City wallsTiling in the cathedral cloistersCathedral altarCathedralRiver and bridgeCourtyard stock exchangeArabic windowArabic wallPort boats on river

    Sights of Porto

    27 novembre 2024, Portogallo ⋅ 🌙 14 °C

    We started today by going to the cathedral, which is quite small, but even more ornate than the Spanish ones, later in the day we visited the church of San Franscico , even more ornate, with every inch of walls and ceiling covered in gilded carvings - quite gross!

    Between them we went to see the palacio do balsa, the old convent building that was reused as the stock market and trade centre, and has some spectacular rooms, such a room decorated in gilded, and fake, Arabic carvings and stained glass work.

    Lunch in the sun by the river.    Leggi altro

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  • Tim Lynette WilkinsA few days in PortoViaggiatore
    View from the bridgeChristmas tree made from port bottlesPort barrelsThe 20-year-old tawny we tasted

    Ferreira port tasting

    28 novembre 2024, Portogallo ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    We walked over the top level of the bridge over the river, took the cable car down to the river bank and lunch in the sun. Then a visit and tasting at the Ferreira port lodge. One white port, a three year old Ruby port, a LBV, then a seven year old , and twenty year old tawny. Very interesting!

    Christmas: it seems to be Christmas here already: the shops are all full of Christmas stuff, the streets already have Christmas decorations up, and it's still november!    Leggi altro

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    Fine del viaggio
    29 novembre 2024