Those are what’s under neath the crypts

Porto: The art of port and the art of art

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October 11th 2018
For the third day of my travels, I had booked a street art tour. The tour started at 2:30 so I had time in the morning to get a quick visit into the Palácio da Bolsa. The only way to visit the palace is to take a guided tour. The only English tour was starting at the same time as my other tour so I took the French tour instead. I pretty much understood everything except for one word that kept co ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Azores » Vila do Porto

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more