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12-DEC-2016

Porto. Rio Douro

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 The convention superseded an original agreement on the Douro, signed in 1927, that was expanded in 1964 and 1968 to include tributaries.

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Julie Oldfield17-Feb-2017 01:06
Love the tones and perspective. Fantastic work. V
Buz Kiefer16-Feb-2017 19:26
Lovely night photo of the River Douro, Jose. Excellent work. V
Gill Kopy15-Feb-2017 02:01
B&W works so well in this lovely scene ! V
Neil Marcus14-Feb-2017 17:27
A marvelous B&W, Jose. "VV"
Gary14-Feb-2017 17:13
Superb night image, made even better in B&W...
Jim Coffman14-Feb-2017 16:52
This is a fantastic capture, Jose!!
Clarence King14-Feb-2017 15:25
Excellent B&W nightscape, well done.
Walter Otto Koenig14-Feb-2017 14:37
Wonderful perspective and tones. Looks great in b&w. "V"
Helen Betts14-Feb-2017 14:31
Magical night shot of this river and city. V.
Yvonne14-Feb-2017 10:50
Superb! Love this in b/w Jose! v
Irene Wehrli14-Feb-2017 10:47
Well composed overview Jose - great vantage point and works well in bw…
Irene
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal14-Feb-2017 07:50
Beautiful B&W image and a fantastic view. V
John Reynolds LRPS14-Feb-2017 06:33
Wonderful view. V.
Webman0614-Feb-2017 05:34
Excellent night view. Thank you also for the history bit that you share with us. It's always interesting to read. Thanks for sharing. Good day to you. V
coaster14-Feb-2017 04:17
Very pretty.
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