Buildings, Porto. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.
Distressed buildings in Porto, Portugal.
Based on our three-day visit, Porto is a fascinating city. I’m no expert on Portugal, but it is my understanding that the country was one of the least wealthy in Europe and that it was sort of neglected — but more recently it has become quite a popular destination. The attractions are many: fascinating food, sunny shoreline, port (!), general friendliness to English-speakers. We spent time here in Porto and then in Lisbon, and they have so far been among our favorite destinations on this trip.
While Porto has plenty of modern, sophisticated stuff… it is also still full of old, run-down-looking neighborhoods with buildings suggesting better days in the past. (And, from what I hear, now there is a lot of redevelopment of these older areas, which brings its own controversies.) The building in this photograph must have once been quite nice, but today it looks like its best days are behind it — yet, look at that characteristic tile work and more and this building seems like it could be part of the Porto revitalization.
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I would love to talk to you about your visit and get your opinion on how it was shooting in Porto!
Of course 3 days gives someone a limited perspective on the experience, but given our shared interest in rundown buildings, thought it could be an interesting quick chat!
The renovation work is happening but it’s still extremely limited as you might have noticed… It does generate very interesting scenery like the beautiful tilework in a fully abandoned building…
Hi,
I am returning to the US in a few days. Let’s continue the dialog here when I get back.
You are certainly correct that my perspective is pretty limited, given that I was only in the city for a few days, and I obviously missed lots of things!
Dan