Photo of the Week: Porto Old City View

Posted on 22 April 2010

One of my favorite views of probably my favorite city of its size in all of Europe, Porto, Portugal is a city I would visit again and again.

Despite the many tourist friendly activities in the city, I somehow avoided most of them and just spent most of my five days wandering through the maze of cobbled streets, admiring the architecture, socializing with university students, staying up until daylight gaining an appreciation to the city’s authentic vibe.

This shot, looking out over the rooftops of Old Porto was taken from the Sé do Porto, the Porto Cathedral, which stands on a rocky outcrop above the city.

Text and photo by Stephen Bugno

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4 Responses to “Photo of the Week: Porto Old City View”

  1. Beautiful picture! I like how the houses has blue tiles outside! Unfortunately we didn’t make it to Porto when we went to Lisbon last year.
    .-= Dina VagabondQuest´s last blog ..Friday Photo: Alcázar of Seville =-.

  2. Keith says:

    Porto captured my heart when I was there last year. I was only able to spend one day there, but the city is gorgeous and lively.
    .-= Keith´s last blog ..Be the Excitement =-.


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