Square Passeio Alegre street portuguese pavement crosswalk in the white stone, building opposite the characteristic of Porto City
The name of the Rua do Passeio Alegre at Foz do Douro , replaced a very old place-name was not lost everything, because even in the words of the people: Cantareira . Cantareira means or meant , the poial placed where the pitchers , waiting time at source . Dates back at least to the thirteenth century , because the mention Inquiries ordered by D. Afonso III in 1258 . In Passeio Alegre two monuments worthy of mention : The beautiful fountain , which came from Monchique , and pyramids that decorate the gardens before the Fifth Prelada . And yet that abortive fifteenth century chapel and lighthouse , built by the commendatory Santo Tirso , the famous Miguel da Silva , Bishop of Worcester . http://ruasdoporto.blogspot.com Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c