Bronze Sculpture by José Rodrigues (1936-2016) Installed in Praça de Lisboa, Porto Photos by G Moreiradasilva (10.5.05) Stolen by vandals in Dec 2006, cut in pieces sold as scrap metal and eventually melted! One of…
Blast from the past!
Check out these classics from 1966 or 1967. Our house in Ave da Boavista 760, Porto. In the house picture we a "Lambretta" on the left, a Citroen DS and a dude riding a Sachs…
Igreja do Carmo (18th C)
The magnificent tile panel on the side facade of the church, was designed by Silvestro Silvestri. Igreja do Carmo (on the right) and Igreja das Carmelitas (on the left). You may not notice, but there…
Tripas á moda do Porto.
"Tripas", short for "Tripas á moda do Porto" (tripe Porto's way). Embedded in the city fabric is this unpretentious dish, to such an extent that the people native of Porto, are called Tripeiros! So, cleanse…
Porto (2nd) between Chicago & NY!
Check this article on MarketWatch. " The British-based magazine and travel guidebook publisher queried 15,000 people in 32 cities. Fast-rising Porto, which is Portugal’s second largest city, as well as New York, Melbourne and London, trail…
The 10 Bridges of Porto
But you always hear about the 6 Bridges of Porto! Well, there are the obvious six, but then two additional are not there anymore (Ponte das Barcas and Ponte Pencil) and the other is not…
O Filho Pródigo
UHMM, not quite!