A view of Porto from across the
Douro in Villa Nova de Gaia
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The view continuing to the
right from the image
above
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Shops and stands line the
sides of the streets in Porto
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The
riverside streets of
Porto offer little protection from
the Douro, beyond the water
break wall
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Another
angle of the
Ponte de Dom Luis I,
opened in 1886
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The Torre de Clèrigos stands
strongly in the distance as the
most visible building in Porto
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Close
up of the former
bishops' palace
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A
very typical walkway from
the narrow front streets to
alleys in between streets in
the back. The wooden planks
exposed over the span of this
walkway appeared to be
hundreds of years old!
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An
example of laxness in
regulations and safety
in Portugal are to be found -
here, a man using a concrete
saw without any eye
protection whatsoever
