Out for a walk this morning. Was an opportunity to photograph some of the abandoned houses in Oiã.
Category Archives: URBAN
Out on the street, 22 April 2021
A long-awaited opportunity to get out of the house for some urban photography.
Graffiti and Street Art, 22 April 2021
Some unusual street art in Oliveira do Bairro. Holes were punched into the sandstone walls of this abandoned building.
Derelict building in Oliveira do Bairro, 22 April 2021
Close-up’s of the door from an derelict house in Oliveira do Bairro.
Urban Textures, 15 April 2021
A derelict portakabin provided some excellent textures
Abandoned Buildings, 15 April 2021
A queue outside Lidl this morning provided an excellent opportunity to check out some nearby abandoned structures.
Urban Textures, 15 April 2021
A gate outside the Centro do Saúde, Oliveira do Bairro
Portuguese Mosaic Tiling: Águas Boas
More examples of tiling, this time from Águas Boas.
Portuguese Mosaic Tiling: Oiã
In an ongoing series, here are a few more examples of mosaic tiling, this time from Oiã.
Portuguese Mosaic Tiling: Carris
Tiles (called azulejos) are everywhere in Portugal. They decorate everything from the walls of churches and monasteries, to palaces, houses, fountains, shops, and train stations. They often portray scenes from the history of the country, show its most ravishing sights, or simply serve as street signs, nameplates, or house numbers. The term azulejo comes from the ArabicContinue reading “Portuguese Mosaic Tiling: Carris”
Street Art in Aveiro
Took time out to go to Aveiro and record some street art… It was supposed to be for a couple of hours and ended up being a full day. Fun, though… //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
On the Streets of Portugal
One of the oddities of Portugal is the mixture of buildings you find in most towns and cities. Alongside a modern villa you’ll find an old house, or alongside an apartment block will be a patch of unused land, and there are half-built structures all over the countryside. Partly a comment on the current stateContinue reading “On the Streets of Portugal”
Political street art …
This old mural was demonstrating against tuition fees for Portuguese universities.
Street art in Carris…
Well, not really street art. To begin with there is no street … and it’s hardly art.
Urban Grafitti
This is one of my favourite houses in Aveiro, just a stone’s throw away from the railway station. At first glimpse you’ll miss it, but check out the right hand ‘window’ and someone has drawn a pig on the wall. You used to be able to see the whole image, I have a photo ofContinue reading “Urban Grafitti”
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