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11-DEC-2016

Porto. Rio Douro

VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE D.LUIS I BRIDGE

The name, Latinized Durius, may have come from the Celtic tribes that inhabited the area before Roman times: the Celtic root is *dubro-.The Douro vinhateiro (winegrowing), an area of the Douro Valley in Portugal long devoted to vineyards, has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Traditionally, the wine was taken down river in flat-bottom boats called rabelos, to be stored in barrels in cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, just across the river from Porto. In the 1950s and 1960s, dams were built along the river, which ended this river traffic from the upper regions in Spain and along the border. Now Port wine is transported in tanker trucks.In 1998, Portugal and Spain signed the Albufeira Convention, an agreement on the sharing of trans-boundary rivers to include the Douro, Tagus and Guadiana. The convention superseded an original agreement on the Douro, signed in 1927, that was expanded in 1964 and 1968 to include tributaries.

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Zoltán Balogh28-Jan-2017 14:28
Nice photograph. V
Jeff Real27-Jan-2017 18:27
This is an extremely lovely photograph! ~V~
Gary27-Jan-2017 17:58
Excellent image from that vantage point...
Nestor Derkach27-Jan-2017 17:57
Exceptional point of view and exposure,
Great image and top shelf information.
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Tom Munson27-Jan-2017 17:29
What a great view, Jose.
Walter Otto Koenig27-Jan-2017 16:56
Very nice perspective and lighting. I like the patterns in the water. "V"
Helen Betts27-Jan-2017 16:35
Excellent capture showing just how wide that river really is. V.
Nora van Beek27-Jan-2017 15:46
How different it looks from this vantage point, but still so very lovely! V
Jim Coffman27-Jan-2017 14:58
A very lovely capture of the city, Jose !
Nick Paoni27-Jan-2017 14:47
What a great viewing spot. Love the light.
laine27-Jan-2017 14:09
This is a great photo Jose...the river is so wide. I like this composition. V
Tom LeRoy27-Jan-2017 10:48
A great night view of the river and Porto. V
Yvonne27-Jan-2017 10:41
Wonderful twinkly lights edging the quiet inky waters.. v
Bill Miller27-Jan-2017 06:17
It is a lovely view of the city.
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