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S. Martinho do Porto, Portugal Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c Nov/2011

Porto, Portugal The tram line from the city of Porto, has been around since 1895 and is exploited by Public Transport Company of Porto STCP. Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c

Baixa de Lisbon - Portugal Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c

Portuguese Pavements, ทางเดิน โปรตุเกส, are the pride of Portuguese displaying the most spectacular art you can find on the streets. Their influence has spread far and wide into Portuguese colonies such as Macau''s Senado Square. Preserved as a World Heritage Site the Senado Square snuggles a striking Portuguese Pavement, painting black and white waves as far as your eyes can see. Art is not a mere lifestyle for the Portuguese but life itself, as it is found u biquitously varying from refined art galleries to graffiti on streets. Walking along Portuguese streets is a one of a kind adventure as you will be surrounded by gigantic canvases, invading street walls and the paved paths. Art on the pavements are called, ทางเดิน โปรตุเกส, Calçada Portuguesa or Portuguese Pavements, 葡萄牙路面 , which can be found in abundance along the pavements, atriums and plazas in Portugal. It was an art founded in Mesopotamia and later introduced to the ancient Greek and Romans. It is no easy task pro...

Strolling through the old town of Stockholm I came across this magnificent photo, a granite stone paved street. This walkway had a peculiarity , the settlement was circular and aligned in a fan on the sidewalk and giving a beautiful view of the street . Photos: Celso Gonçalves

Tram Museum Take this collection, unique to Portugal, and imagine exhibits featuring the means of transport belonging to parents and grandparents and only then throw in over 100 years of Porto history. That is the experience on offer at the Tram Museum located in the former Massarelos electricity power station, in Porto. There is a total of 16 trams, 5 trolley cars, 2 tram support buses in addition to a photographic collection and exhibits including fare tables and designs. electric car streets of Porto Here, you can find rare examples of the horse-drawn "American tram", the first mass form of transport in Porto. It was cars such as the no. 8 that, in 1872, began providing public transport in Porto. In 1895, the city was the first to provide an electric tram service. Trams such as the no. 22 were the first to smooth the course of life in this northern Portuguese city. Henceforth, the tram would form part of the city´s landscape. You can imagine the surprise of Porto residents...