The Walk of Carquejeiras for many years with 50kg on their back

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Porto , also known as Oporto is a city in the north of Portugal, the second largest city in the country. There live as many as two million people, and was the cultural capital of Europe since 2014. Many foreign visitors increasing interest in Porto. A little further south, across the Douro River, is also the city of Vila Nova de Gaia famous for its port wines. The numerous terraces along the Douro you can get yourself tasting this world famous wine! On the Douro is the oldest district of Porto, Ribeira. The long history of the district can be seen everywhere: with the narrow alleys , local markets and the old facades in the harbor as if time seems to have stood still. The Baixa district is rising from the riverbank – all pitched terracotta roofs and stucco painted in shades of mustard, Elastoplast and estuarine grey. The Porto Cathedral located in the historical centre of the city is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important Romanesque monuments in Portugal. The city itself is built on the steep northern bank of the River Douro and radiates out to the Atlantic to the west and the ports of Matisinhos and Leça in the north. For the visitor, most points of interest are shoe-horned into a fairly small area between the riverside Ribeira district and the central Avenida dos Aliados. It is within this area that you will find the maze of medieval alleys, old world shops, cobbled streets and baroque monuments that define this city.

Walking around Porto’s cluttered, cobbled streets ascending haphazardly from the banks of the river Douro – particularly in the grey mist and rain – feels like jumping right onto the page of a Dickens novel. It’s hard to overstate how atmospheric this old city can be. The steep 220 meters of Calçada das Carquejeiras tell the story of tough women carrying max. 50kg of gorse. The Walk of Carquejeiras for many years had a hard race in the Port of women who called themselves "the carquejeiras". These women, the poor, transporting gorse to feed the furnaces and fireplaces. The trip began not far from Luiz Bridge-I at the foot of the pier.

Porto ook wel Oporto genoemd is een stad in het noorden van Portugal, de op één na grootste stad van het land. Er wonen maar liefst twee miljoen mensen, en sinds de stad in 2014 culture hoofdstad van Europa was, hebben ook buitenlandse bezoekers steeds meer interesse in Porto. Iets verder naar het zuiden, aan de overkant van de rivier de Douro, ligt ook de plaats Vila Nova de Gaia, waar de bekende portwijnen geproduceerd worden. Op de talloze terrasjes langs de Douro kunt u deze wereldberoemde wijn zelf komen proeven! Aan de Douro ligt ook de oudste wijk van Porto, Ribeira. De lange geschiedenis van de wijk is nog overal terug te zien: dankzij de smalle steegjes, de lokale markten en de oude gevels in de haven lijkt het alsof de tijd heeft stilgestaan. Midden in het historische centrum van Porto is de Sé kathedraal van Porto te vinden. Deze kathedraal is het belangrijkste Romaanse bouwwerk van Porto en behoord tot de belangrijkste van Portugal. De Luis I-brug over de rivier Douro is een opvallende boogbrug in de Portugese stad Porto. Het klimaat in Porto is op zijn zachtst gezegd nogal wispelturig. Word je wakker met zon, dan kun je ’s middags ineens in de mist zitten. En moet je door de regen snel een portproeverij inschieten. Want zeg je Porto, dan zeg je natuurlijk Port. Je kan uitgebreid Port proeven bij de grote Porthuizen in Vila Nova de Gaia. De steile 220 meter klim van Calçada das Carquejeiras hierboven vertellen het verhaal van stoere vrouwen, die stegen of daalden met 50 kilo brem op hun ruggen. De Walk of Carquejeiras was jarenlang een zware uitdaging voor de arme vrouwen die zich de carquejeiras noemde. De brem werd als brandstof gebruikt voor ovens and open haarden. De zware klim begon niet ver van Luiz Bridge-I aan de voet van de pier.

Taken in: Portugal / Porto / Porto / Bonfim (show map)

Taken on: May 12, 2016

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