Freedom Day in Porto, Portugal Photo Gallery by Ruth Rosenthal at pbase.com

Freedom Day in Porto, Portugal

April 25 was an important holiday (Freedom Day/Carnation Revolution/start of democracy), so I wasn't sure what to expect in Porto on our stop there. Would things be closed? But it was fine. And it surprised me that it was only 1974 that Portugal became a democracy after its bloodless coup.

Cruise ships dock in Leixoes, a 20-30 minute ride to center city. We took the offered shuttle, which dropped us off at the Alfandega waterfront location in Porto. Porto was absolutely amazing. I didn't get to see everything I wanted to see, but it's OK. I'd love to go back.

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Porto from the Se looking toward Clerigos Tower	Old buildings in Portugal are left standing until someone renovates them	Narrow curved houses seen from the terrace at Se Cathedral	Fado singer at the Se	The city was a montage of eye candy for me	Rabelos at the bridge
To get back to the shuttle we walked a lot of steps down, down	Rua da Barredo was an atmospheric street on the steps down	Took the ferry across the Douro for very short visit to Gaia with its wine lodges	Porto Ribeiro from Gaia side	Waterfront buildings & boats	Dom Luis Bridge & Mosteiro in Gaia

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