The seafaring history of Portugal spanned a hundred years from 1415-1515. Known as the Age of the Discoveries, this period saw Portuguese navigators sail across uncharted seas to break out of the boundaries of Europe and discover the New World.
In my latest travels to Portugal, I found boats, the sea and promenades alongside it, rivers, and symbols of Portugal’s love of the sea.
Lisbon
Torre Vasco da Gama
Rio Douro & Ribeira in Porto
barcos rabelos, flat-bottom boats, on the Rio Douro
barcos rabelos, flat-bottom boats, on the Rio Douro
barcos rabelos, flat-bottom boats, on the Rio Douro
barcos rabelos, flat-bottom boats, on the Rio Douro
high-prowed boats in Aveiro
high-prowed boats in Aveiro
high-prowed boats in Aveiro
high-prowed boats in Aveiro
Aveiro
Costa Nova
Costa Nova
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Peniche
Cabo da Roca
Cabo da Roca
Lisbon
Padrão dos Descobrimentos
Torre Vasco da Gama
*October 26-November 6, 2018*
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“PHOTOGRAPHY” INVITATION: I invite you to create a photography intention and then create a blog post for a place you have visited. Alternately, you can post a thematic post about a place, photos of whatever you discovered that set your heart afire. You can also do a thematic post of something you have found throughout all your travels: churches, doors, people reading, people hiking, mountains, patterns, all black & white, whatever!
In my case, my intention was to look for thematic possibilities during my trip to Portugal. As Portugal is a country with a long seafaring history, I thought I’d look to Portugal’s coasts, rivers and boats, as well as symbols of the country’s love affair with the sea.
You probably have your own ideas about this, but in case you’d like some ideas, you can visit my page: photography inspiration.
I challenge you to post no more than 20-25 photos (I have more here!) and to write less than 1,500 words about any travel-related photography intention you set for yourself. Include the link in the comments below by Wednesday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m. EST. When I write my post in response to this challenge on Thursday, December 5, I’ll include your links in that post.
This will be an ongoing invitation, every first, second, and third (& 5th, if there is one) Thursday of each month. Feel free to jump in at any time. 🙂
I hope you’ll join in our community. I look forward to reading your posts!
~ wander.essence ~ 
I’m sure this is my main reason for loving Portugal, Cathy. The proximity to the sea. Like the UK, too, I suppose, but it’s a different creature here. 🙂 🙂 The Peniche shots are especially lovely, with that blue sky! I should have included Seville in a Photographic Invitation – where is lovelier? – but I was focused on getting the walks out. I’ll join in again soon- promise! Take care, hon!
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I’m sure the sea in the UK and in Portugal are as different as night and day, Jo. I’d love to see Seville in a photography invitation. It seems you saw a lot more of it than I did.
Peniche and Obidos were probably two of my favorite places in Portugal this time around. I’d love to have stayed longer. Thanks Jo, you take care too!
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Yes please!!
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Your Peniche shots are almost unreal, so beautiful. Isn’t Lisbon a lovely city. My last visit was 3 years ago and it’s the sort o place that makes me say “Why did I leave it so long before returning. I must come back soon” but then other places call to me and I don’t get back. You’ve done the old lady proud with your images.
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Thank you so much, Mari. I loved those Peniche shots too. We were lucky to have a rare sunny day there, along with those dramatic clouds scuttling past. Lisbon is lovely, for sure, but I’ve been twice and won’t likely go back for a long while, if at all. I’m so pleased that you like the photos. 🙂
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Fabulous shots – love the sand dunes and the coastal images and the fun red beach chairs. I notice your original intent to limit the number of photos has begun to slide… 😉 So difficult to choose what to leave out when you have so many excellent photos
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I loved those sand dunes shots, Jude, especially because of the wind blowing the grasses and those dramatic clouds. I know I’m definitely sliding on lots of my intentions. But I don’t have too many people participating in my invitations anyway, so I’ve started not to care. I figure my blog mainly meant as a diary for myself, although I’ll still try to challenge myself, sometimes succeeding, sometimes not. 🙂
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It’s a shame more people don’t participate, you have some great ideas for different ways of blogging so there is an invite for everyone whether writers or photographers. I class mine as a record and repository for photos, but it is nice to receive comments and interact with others.
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I think people don’t like invitations that are too open-ended, which mine are. The post timings are also rather irregular. I could change them and make them weekly, but then I can’t keep up! Also, I’m not good at keeping up with others, and there is a certain quid-pro-quo involved. Haha, had to throw that word in. 🙂
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Nice post, Cathy. I know several people who have visited Portugal and couldn’t say enough good things about it. I’d love to see it for myself one day.
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I hope you’ll make it there one day, Wendy. I’m sure you’ll love it. 🙂
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What glorious coastline, and what a shot of the grass on the dunes at Peniche (as well as all the other what-a-shots!) There are tales of the Portuguese on the coast of Australia, long before the Dutch or the British, in the early 16th century. There’s a map and mysterious mahogany ship, wreckage still not found
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The Peniche coastline was particularly dramatic, Meg. We loved it (besides it was one of the few sunny days we had, but very windy!). I hope they’ll find that mysterious mahogany ship one day off the coast of Australia. The Portuguese were certainly a seafaring people. 🙂
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This photo story makes a trip to Portugal very tempting. It’s long been on my wish list. One day…
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If you love the sea, there is plenty to find there, Carol. I think you’d really enjoy the southern coast, where Jo is. I wish I’d explored more of that. 🙂
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Fabulous coastal scenes! Some of the painted prose are, shall we say, interesting … lots of buxom ladies.
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Thank you, the coast was so dramatic there. I thought those prows were pretty risqué! Crazy. 🙂
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[…] swirling mists and contorted shapes, but gradually it cleared to blue. I thought of Cathy and her Photography Invitation but I never forget Six Word Saturday. Start counting down with Debbie? Happy […]
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I loved playing with the mists in these shots, Cathy. I was with a walking group so not much time to linger, till the end and it had lifted. 🙂 🙂 https://restlessjo.me/2019/11/30/six-word-saturday-333/
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It’s always fun to find a mist that’s just misty enough to make atmospheric photos, but not so misty that visibility is nonexistent. 🙂
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