Traveling with the SilverFox in Porto
I am back! Been a long 2 years since I have written my blog, and I am so happy to be able to do this again. This trip to Porto Portugal was suppose to happen in March of 2020, but things happen, don’t they? We finally made it to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
Porto is the 2nd most important city this country, where the Douro River meets the Atlantic. History of this city spans thousands of years, back to the 7th century BC. In the 13th-15th centuries Porto started their seafaring and commercial activities. In the 18th century saw the benefits of the wine culture from the making of barrels and baskets for the grape harvest, to the making of port wine.
Traditional blue and white glaze tiles are also typical of this region. Churches are almost on every corner, Chapel of Corpus Christi and the Chapel of St. Claire are some of the older ones. Schools are located in one place and known as the Area of Knowledge. The beaches are quite beautiful and reminded me of Santa Monica, and also San Diego. Cork trees are quite common in the area and used for a lot of products besides wine bottles. Purses, pens, wallets, etc. Their bark is stripped from the trunks and then the tree is marked with the date. It takes 10 years for the cork to grow back. Cork trees also never lose their leaves. Tomorrow wine tasting!
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