Good night, fellow Bees of the Hive!
This is my entry for the PhotoChain Challenge: 32th Edition, hosted by @davidesimoncini.
The keywords for this edition are White and Walkway, picked by the previous winners @qwerrie and @melinda010100. (My personal keyword for this edition is River.)
Note: I had to downsize all the photos because only Ecency would show them: View This Post at ecency.com, please. Due to technical reasons, neither PeakD nor Hive.Blog display large photos. Are they still on the 20th century? 🙄
This shot was taken at Ponte da Barca, a quiet little town in the North of Portugal. The garden you see above, between the two white buildings is called O Jardim dos Poetas, meaning The Garden of Poets...
The closest building is the old marketplace. It was built in the 18th century... and there, every merchant from the neighbourhoods used to come to showcase and sell his/her products. Nowadays the market is held at another place, because the town has grown and this place became too small to host such an event.
The large building on the far end of the garden is a hotel and it was named after the garden. Its name is Hotel Os Poetas, as you can see written on its facade. It translates to The Poets Hotel.
I never stayed at this hotel but it looks like a beautiful place to pick when you're visiting the city, since it's right across the river. 😎
Along the river there is a walkway that leads to a public park and a fluvial beach...
As you notice, the waters are crystal clear and you can see all the sand and algae at the bottom of the river.
The fluvial beach is very small but don't worry, there aren't many people around as most tourists stick to the larger cities. You can relax here without the confusion of the big touristy places.
The place dedicated for bathing is protected behind a wall of rocks, so it's almost like a natural swimming pool.
The beach is quite small... and the water is shallow but even so, there's a lifeguard on duty!!! 😁
These last five shots were captured from the exact same distance, believe it or not. That's why it's called a Super Zoom Lens! 😁
I hope you enjoyed these photos... and who knows, maybe you'll visit Ponte da Barca, if you ever come to Portugal? 🤗
| Location | Ponte da Barca - Portugal |
| Camera | Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90 |
| Photos | 8 (Edited with GIMP) |
If you want to to participate, here's the link again: PhotoChain Challenge: 32th Edition
