The Molhe de Carreiros
The Molhe de Carreiros, the Praia do Molhe in Porto, the Esplanade do Molhe and the Bar do Molhe traces of an era. Space is short for so many memories. I invite you to go down Rua do Molhe on a sunny Sunday morning in the sky and calm down in the sea. Passing the Gondarém Street, the Atlantic will begin to appear to you in the form of an immense, serene beauty, flowing down a horizon line beyond which you can imagine New York slightly south and Boston slightly north. You will feel like coming closer to see and feel the sea more closely. Cross that which was once Rua de Carreiros, transformed with the advent of the Republic in Avenida do Brasil. Go down the stairs and then there is an esplanade, a beach, a wall (which the photo documents), and today, not for fifty years, several bars-restaurants. It is a place laden with memories of various eras, leisure times of their youth, meeting point for gathering and for the beginning of so many programs of weekend or summer. The waterfront, the Carreiros Jetty, created to serve as a shelter for fishermen, is a secular reference that gave its name to Praia do Molhe, Esplanade do Molhe, Rua do Molhe, Café do Molhe and Bar do Molhe. The beach of the Molhe appears to us with the colorful distinctive of the equipment of its dealers, established for long years: the white one of Laura Valente; the green of António Teixeira; the red of Maria Teixeira; the blue of Jose Allen. Kids, on vacation, we spent hours risking jumping from rock to rock. Older, we rented boats with bathrooms for baths there a good hundred meters outside the harbor that the wall created. The wall had at its far end well into the sea, on its south side, a board for the bravest to jump (I jumped a few times), a spectacle always appreciated by many. In the 60s / 70s the offer of reasons for living and leisure in this area was very scarce. In the Esplanade there was the Café do Molhe, of selected frequency. There was a small sale, Mr. Ferreira's little shop, with the hobby of table football games, now a pleasant bar-restaurant for his children. There were seasonal sales, in the summer, of ice cream and lemon and redcurrant refreshments. Ah ... there was also a breakdown of the Guard-Fiscal, to what they say to control less lawful business from the sea. That there were.
noblog 7. Februar 2023, 15:32
Sehr schön in Bild und Information.LG Norbert
Marina Luise 9. September 2021, 13:17
Das ist ein toller Schnappschuss mit dieser Wellenkraft!SINA 8. November 2020, 8:20
Großartig und sehr beeindruckendEin tolles Foto Antonio
Hab herzliche Grüße von Sina für einen ganz schönen Sonntag
Brigitte Specht 25. September 2019, 16:44
...ein sehr dynamisch wirkendes Foto!L.G.Brigitte
José Luis Ramos Rodriguez 30. August 2019, 23:59
Muy bonita foto con el agua estallando sobre las rocas y el detalle de las gaviotas al fondo. SaludosMarina Luise 30. August 2019, 14:46
Welche Dynamik und Kraft!Ingrid und Gunter 21. Juli 2019, 15:28
Das ist eine wundervolle Momentaufnahme.LG Ingrid & Gunter
Hans-Günther Schöner 11. Juli 2019, 16:10
Top Aufnahme mit perfektem Bildschnitt !!!!!Gruß
Hans-Günther
Lily-Rose 9. Juli 2019, 9:22
Très belle photo !bises.
Davina02 6. Juli 2019, 10:13
What a power comes from the sea, beautiful picture!Best regards Angela
Monika Arnold 5. Juli 2019, 18:45
Sehr gelungen Dein Foto.Ganz liebe Grüße Monika
Ernst August Pfaue 3. Juli 2019, 1:56
Nicely pictured and interesting thoughts and memoriesbest wisehs
Ernst August
Maud Morell 1. Juli 2019, 12:14
Maravilloso este surf, una bonita foto.Maud
Josiane FERRET 1. Juli 2019, 6:11
une belle grosse vague, amitiés, JosianeDonna Rosa 30. Juni 2019, 18:31
eine excellente Aufnahme in strahlenden Farben und einmaligem Motiv.lg Rosa