{"id":65,"date":"2015-10-24T22:10:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T22:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/46.101.163.178\/?p=65"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:48:58","slug":"if-you-could-paint-porto-what-colours-would-you-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portoalities.com\/en\/if-you-could-paint-porto-what-colours-would-you-use\/","title":{"rendered":"If you could paint Porto, what colours would you use?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I was deciding the colours of Portoalities I closed my eyes and I immediately knew what are my colours for Porto, the ones that capture the essence of the city. And what a better way to portray my colours of Porto than by showing you the reasons behind my choice? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/OC260297_SNSHDR_5-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/OC260297_SNSHDR_5-2.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" class=\"wp-image-188\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grey is my top choice, as granite is the king stone in Porto, used in almost all our beautiful monuments. Also, Porto is quite a rainy, foggy city during the Winter months, as you can see by the colour of the sky&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/P5150690-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/P5150690-2.jpg\" alt=\"Porto, Portugal\" class=\"wp-image-189\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26744\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iron-bridge-porto.jpeg\" alt=\"iron bridge porto\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><br>Dark blue also pops in my mind due to the amazing iron work you can find in D. Lu\u00eds bridge, but also on balconies, doors and windows pretty much all over the city.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26742\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/casa-musica-porto.jpeg\" alt=\"casa musica porto\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><br>And, even though I am not a particular found of turquoise blue, it is on my list as it is the colour of the waved glass you see in Casa da M\u00fasica, our most important concert hall. Also, look at the colour of the sky, when the sun gifts us with its presence! \ud83d\ude42<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26743\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/graffiti-porto.jpeg\" alt=\"graffiti porto\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><br>I couldn&#8217;t miss yellow, as for me it portrays all the fun and originality on the fantastic graffitis we have all around town! &#8211; By the way, you can get to know more about the street art in Porto on <a href=\"http:\/\/portoalities.com\/street-art-in-porto-by-godmess\/\">my walk with GODMESS<\/a>, one of the most famous street artists of Porto.Last but lot least, Porto has the most wonderful sunset orange light I have ever seen &#8211; as you can see on this picture taken inside the gorgeous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S\u00e3o_Bento_railway_station\">S. Bento train station<\/a>.What would be your colours for Porto?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>All photos by Nuno Cruz Street<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save this article for later:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"487\" src=\"http:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/colors-of-porto-portugal.jpg\" alt=\"colors of porto portugal\" class=\"wp-image-27306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/colors-of-porto-portugal.jpg 325w, https:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/colors-of-porto-portugal-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"487\" src=\"http:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/great-photos-of-porto.jpg\" alt=\"great photos of porto\" class=\"wp-image-27345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/great-photos-of-porto.jpg 325w, https:\/\/portoalities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/great-photos-of-porto-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was deciding the colours of Portoalities I closed my eyes and I immediately knew what are my colours\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[39,65,67,69,71,74,50,76,78,80],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourist_attractions","tag-bridge","tag-clerigos-tower","tag-colors","tag-colours","tag-graffitti","tag-railway-station","tag-ribeira","tag-street-art","tag-train-station","tag-urban-art"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>If you could paint Porto, what colours would you use? | Blog Portoalities: Travel blog and Private tours in Porto and Douro Valley<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When people think about Porto they think of a grey city, but there&#039;s so much more colors to it. 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