Story - Leixoes
Kalandia Web Diary
Bill Peach
Sat 27 Jun 2009 08:00
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Leixoes (pronounced leshways) is the main port
serving Porto, as the river Douro is not suitable for large vessels. so we were
about 5 miles from Porto, but the local Metro tram service was very good taking
us right into the centre of Porto.
The picturesque bridge; Ponte Dom Loius I designed
by Eiffel in 1881 spans the river in the busy central part of Porto, bridging
the deep valley both at the top of the valley and the bottom, it has 2
stories for road and rail.
Porto is renowned as the centre for producing port
wine as the climate is ideal for starting the fermentation process for port and
storing it in the caves and cellars along the banks of the river Douro. The
river also provided the main transport system for the grapes and the finished
product. We felt it only proper that the port cellars were investigated,
including a little sampling.
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