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Looking at Porto: The Symposium area

Time flies! The Symposium is around the corner, just a couple of weeks and here we go! As a Porto native and local correspondent, I thought it would be the right moment to take you to some favorite places in this highly sketchable city. This way I hope to whet your appetite, Symposians and non-Symposians, who are to arrive soon or some time in the future.

It is said that the “Tripeiros”, as Porto inhabitants are called, are, among the Portuguese, the most proud of their city. As someone who was born, studied and worked here, can't call myself an exception: Great location and scenery, old monuments and architecture, nice people, nice gardens and parks, good food; The river but also the sea, beaches within the city. A couple of hours driving from such places as the Douro valley, the Minho province, the mountains of Gerês and several monumental cities and landmarks... How cannot a person feel blessed for living here?.

Being an urban sketcher since 2014, the only thing I regret is not having sketched all urban, social and architectural changes witnessed over almost five decades. How precious those sketchbooks would be by now!

But the city keeps changing, especially in the last few years, and there are still lots of pages to be filled. And I am sure there will be sketches waiting for you to make in every corner!

For this post, I firstly wanted to show the place where the Symposium will happen: Alfândega do Porto, the massive building at the right. Alfândega means Customs: This was built in 1859 as a Customs House and served its purpose until 1987, being then converted into the actual Congress Center and Transport and Communications Museum. Location couldn't be better, between the river Douro and the lovely Miragaia neighborhood, in the city's historical area.

Close to the Alfândega building, a former rail yard converted into a parking lot and promenade provides great riverside views; This sketch was made last Sunday, St. John's day, during the traditional race of Rabelos, the old typical boats that used to transport the wine barrels and other goods from the highlands of Douro.

The Miragaia neighborhood, just across the street from the Alfândega building, is a treat for sketching. If you have the misfortune of being unable to go elsewhere during your stay, you still could fill some sketchbooks here without walking too much. How to resist this colorful mess of balconies, windows, hanging cloths and so many other elements? A lot to explore here!

A ten-minute upstream walk will take you into the Infante area, its name given by a nearby square. This is also the way to go to the city centre, another 15 minutes up the hill, with plenty to see and sketch on the way, or using the “500” bus if you want to save your legs. The "1" tram will take you in the opposite direction, a scenic downstream ride until the Foz district, where river meets sea.

This is also the entrance to the Ribeira, perhaps the best-known and most visited of all historical neighborhoods, whose cascading houses can be seen in the first sketch.

Baroque lovers should not miss the São Francisco convent church at the left, for its richly ornated gilded carving interiors.

I hope to show more of the city in the next days. See you soon!

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