Praça Marquęs de Pombal Photo

Photographers Note

The History of the Municipality of Vila Real de Santo António

Vila Real de Santo António's origins can be traced back to a specific date - December 30, 1773 - the day on which the royal charter founding the town was signed.
The town was built quickly - the contingencies of policy towards Spain and the iron will of the Marquis of Pombal, prime minister of King José I (1714-1777) meant that it had to be. The task of marking out the street plan was started on March 2, 1774, and by August 6 the Town Hall, the Customs House and the barracks had already been completed, and the church was in its early stages.
The end of the 19th century and the decades that followed were a time of prosperity for Vila Real de Santo António. The presence of sardines and tuna in the waters off the Algarve coast turned the town into a major canning centre, while its port was much frequented by the ships that sailed up the Guadiana to load the ore drug from the mines at Săo Domingos. One indication of the dynamism and wealth of the town at this stage is that it was the first place in the Algarve to have gas lighting (1886).
The municipality's history does not however begin with the foundation of Vila Real de Santo António. This part of the coast has been inhabited since ancient times, as can be seen from the dolmen and tholos (a bee-hive shaped tomb) in Nora, near Cacela. Under the Romans and later the Moors, Cacela became an important town. After its castle was captured by Paio Peres Correia, master of the Order of Sant'Iago (St. James), in 1240, Cacela was the jumping-off point for the reconquest of the whole of the Algarve.
Today, Vila Real de Santo António and its municipality have in the tourist trade that has grown up around its magnificent beaches, fishing, agriculture and commerce mainstays of an economy that is expanding and diversifying.

Praça Marquęs de Pombal at the heart of the town, where the stone pavement radiates out from the obelisk erected in 1776. This square contains three of the town's most important 18th century buildings: the church, the town hall and the former guardhouse. After that it is worth walking around a few of the blocks, which were built by private individuals, but which stick to the same unifying architectural formula. The route ends with the line of façades of Avenida da República, which is delimited by two towers and contains the former customs house, with its broad gateway and triangular pediment. Nearby, there are gardens on the banks of the Guadiana and across the river, the Spanish town Ayamonte.

http://www.visitalgarve.pt/visitalgarve/vEN/

In ws we can see the sea port and the lighthouse

Nikon D40X
2008/06/20 12:14:54.1
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lucasgalodoido (16773) 2008-06-26 10:38

Olá Gonçalo,
muito interessante e bonita essa foto, é curioso como as formas da calçada conduzem nossa visăo para o obelísco da foto. Belo trabalho amigo.
Parabéns e Abraço

TopGeo (22169) 2008-06-26 10:40

Hi Congalo excellent shot!A big prospect and great, dynamic your this picture. I liked the composition the colours and the note. Excellent POV and view.
compliments
Georgios

chawax (6149) 2008-06-26 10:43

Hi Goncalo,
Very beautiful square and great composition. The colours are very nice and you played very well with the stripes on the ground to create a perspective effect. Thanks for posting.
Regards,
Olivier

Scharan (13955) 2008-06-26 10:54

Olá Gonçalo

Fantástica composiçăo, o desenho da calçada dá um toque especial ŕ composiçăo. Lindo céu de fundo, bem azul e sem nuvens. Bonito trabalho com ótima imagem.
Parabéns!
GA
Vera

jemaflor (39729) 2008-06-26 10:54

Hi Conçalo,
Nice view with a great effect with these lines on the ground, good light too and colours, nice result.

Gustaw (21670) 2008-06-26 11:23

Hi, my friend!
It is very oryginal composition. Good warm colours and nice light. I like your good idea. Nice old architecture and art. Well done.
Marek

Kielia (8707) 2008-06-26 11:27

Hi Goncalo,
a very fascinating composition with very nice graphical aspects. The colours of the sky and the roofs are nice contrasts. This photo is a pleasure for the eyes.
TfS
and best regards
Harriet

npecanhuk (14576) 2008-06-26 11:32

Olá Gonçalo!
É uma bela foto que nos mostra um local muito interessante, com uma arquitetura bonita - praça e edifícios ao redor - um bonito céu azul, com pessoas por lá caminhando - o que dá vida ŕ imagem! Parece-me também um lugar muito bem cuidado, limpo e com os edifícios muito bem preservados!
Sua foto tem ótimas luminosidade e nitidez, além de um ponto de vista também interessante!
Parabéns e um grande abraço,
Neyvan

xuaxo (5829) 2008-06-26 12:06

Olá Gonçalo
Conheço bem esta Praça Marquęs de Pombal; gosto mais que a do mesmo nome em Lisboa. Ainda bem que a mostras aqui com uma boa fotografia.
Um abraço,
F

belido (16787) 2008-06-26 12:20

Olá amigo,

muito bem escolhido ponto de vista! Essas linhas criaram um interessante grafismo e ainda forçam nossos olhares para o tema em questăo. A cena se completa com aquele bonito céu azul. Parabéns!
Abraço,
Carlos

jonathan_hart (22617) 2008-06-26 12:57

fine framing, excellent light control
the graphism on the ground is very eye catching
regards
jo

MarianneS (14388) 2008-06-26 13:03

Bom-dia Gonçalo,
I like the graphism created by the ground of this square.
All lines, with good contrasts, leads straight on the monument. Well done.
Regards,
Marianne

bracasha75 (22335) 2008-06-26 13:49

Ola Goncalo
Very good square shot from Vila Real de S.Antonio and very intresthing lines who take to the fontain
Very clear and sharp shot
Cheers,Braca

ruisc_pt (6207) 2008-06-26 14:14

uma imagem 5* com uma nota bem apanhada.
Parabéns
Um ab
~R

danyy (69377) 2008-06-26 14:24

Ola my friend,
ces lignes concentriques amčnent naturellement le regard vers le centre de la place, mais aussi invite ŕ le poursuivre vers l'arričre plan.
Une prise toute réussie des lumičres qui donne aussi des couleurs éclatantes.
Bets regards.
Daniel.

siamesa (13211) 2008-06-26 16:03

Olá Gonçalo,
Interessante mesmo a convergęncia do desenho da calçada para o obelisco.Uma nota super informativa e uma arquitetura linda dos prédios.
Abraços
Maria

sacavem (8481) 2008-06-26 16:26

Olá Gonçalo,

Já passei férias por aqui, gosto muito do local ŕ noite,nessa Praça existe uma pequena pastelaria que tem uns bolos fabulosos, os melhores "babas" săo dessa casa.
Grande POV muito bem enquadrado é um autentico bilhete postal.Parabéns
Gostei de ver os WS
Um abraço,
Filipe

Docarmo (8844) 2008-06-26 20:10

Olá Gonçalo,
Impressiona-me a tua arte em compor imagens! Esta tem um charme todo especial, com a convergęncia das faixas vista de um ótimo POV. O céu está magnífico, a luminosidade muito agradável.
Parabéns,
MCV
P.S.: acho que o TopGeo leu a crítica do Lucas antes de escrever a dele e acabou misturando os nomes, colocou-te no time con galo ;-)

dareco (17104) 2008-06-26 20:39

A picture with very beautiful sharp colors. A very pretty place! TFS and have a great day!

emka (22219) 2008-06-26 23:12

Hi Goncalo,

What a shot, fantastic! Everything is so perfect here - colours, sharpness, composition.. The stripes on the ground create interesting effect.
A great job!

Malgorzata

bakes888 (18327) 2008-06-27 0:42

Hi Goncalo. Just what I need to warm me up after our coldest week of the year so far ;-). Great photo. The paving stripes are a great compositional feature adding depth. Good colour and detail also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

Clementi (45059) 2008-06-27 3:29

Ciao Goncalo,
bellissima luce, mi piacciono queste righe bianche che creano una bella profondita' alla scena. belli colori.
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

ribeiroantonio (21963) 2008-06-27 5:34

Está bonita, com uma boa composiçăo e com um empedrado que na realidade dirige o olhar para o monumento no centro da praça. O céu a zul ficou bom mas ao mesmo tempo creio que o polarisador fez com the o resto da imagem ficasse de certo modo escura e sem brilho. Creio que se tivesses mexido na luminosidade da praça e das casas ŕ sua volta, terias obtido um melhor resultado.
António

cfreire (11667) 2008-06-27 7:02

Oi, Gonçalo
Bela tomada com um grafismo muito atraente dado pelos detalhes do piso da calçada. Bonito POV de vista e enquadre; o céu está esplendido e bem contrastado com a brancura da edificaçăo. Bela mostra. Um abraço, Consuelo

jafadabret (40247) 2008-06-27 10:57

Gonçalo, la lumičre du soleil inonde cette place sous un beau ciel bleu. J'aime le graphisme au sol qui met en évidence le monument en forme d'obélisque. Les passants animent cette place de belle façon.
Jacques

Vames (4356) 2008-06-27 11:42

hola Gonsalo,good placew and nice moment !salutare Vaios

anducina (8131) 2008-06-27 12:14

Beautiful architecture and geometry, I like the white red-roofed houses, the central monument and the pattern of the square, all under the blue summer sky.
TFS and have a nice WE !
Andreea

gracious (20017) 2008-06-27 12:50

Ola Goncalo,
Sorry for the delay!
Thank you for a wonderful image of the city view!
taken beautifully under the direct sun overhead!
the image is sharp with good depth, nice colour and details
well done
cheers
Tony

trekks (14334) 2008-06-27 20:19

hi Goncalo

The color pattern of the pavement really draws the eye to the architecture and tower. Good DOF and sharpness in this shot. The blue sky really helps to bring out the color contrast.

tfs, bill

AiresSantos (42782) 2008-06-28 4:08

Ola Goncalo
Excelente aproveitamento do raiado do chao nesta bonita foto. Cores magnificas como é habitual e uma nota muito completa.
Um grande abraço e BFS
Aires

asajernigan (14268) 2008-06-28 4:59

Goncalo,
Your composition is great here using the colored stripes in the courtyard to lead the eye into the shot. The off center placement of the obelisk and church works well allowing us to see the square and buildings surrounding it. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

Silvio1953 (42671) 2008-06-28 6:09

Ciao Goncalo, splendid graphic and fantastic colors, great composition, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

paura (39114) 2008-06-28 19:41

Gonçalo,
Interessante que temos muitas praças com esse nome por aqui. A sua está muito bem fotografada, mostrando-a inserida em seu lugar, repleta de lindos detalhes urbanos. Muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

clio (23009) 2008-06-29 2:24

Hola Goncalo
Obélisque atrai como um ímă todas as linhas do solo, os parasóis dialogam com as árvores com um bonito ritmo, as casas mostram a sua individualidade nas janelas e o toque de humor săo estes caminhantes que atravessam o lugar 3 contra 3.
Fantástico e uma maravilhosa foto!
Parabéns e Abraço
Diane

Angshu (34075) 2008-06-29 6:45

Ola Goncalo
Like how you used the radiating design to such good effect to get the converging perspective, leading us straight to the obelisk in the centre. The people do add a dash of colours & for scale. Well done!
Um Abraco
Angshu

gunbud (28131) 2008-06-30 19:12

Hi Goncalo,
What beautiful lines that creates marvelous depth to this lovely plaza that is seen in incredible clarity and razor sharp details.
The deep blue sky is wonderfully complimented by the lovely golden roof tops while the white washed buildings contrast brilliantly with the beautiful sky.
Regards, Tom

jmdias (19783) 2008-07-03 17:37

gonçalo

é uma linda vista, as linhas do pavimento văo ter ao obelisco e ŕ igreja. O casario padronizado ao redor é muito interessante. Bela luz, cores, pov, e tudo o mais. Já estive aqui muitas vezes mas nunca fui ŕ esta praça, o pessoal andava sempre ŕs pressas para atravessar a fronteira.

abraços

jorge

riclopes (33121) 2008-07-04 2:47

Olá Gonçalo, esta faz-me regressar ŕ infância, pois lembro-me de vir aqui quando passava férias em Monte Gordo. Nunca mais cá vim...O desenho do chăo é fantástico para o efeito visual. Impossível aquele pelourinho passar despercebido. A praça é bem bonita. Boas imagens complementares em WS.
Um abraço,
ricardo

dip (12828) 2008-08-28 10:04

Hi Goncalo,
good capture of the scene,good low POV and perspective,
well done,
Dimitris.

Flavia (10202) 2009-01-26 19:39

Ola Goncalo,

Dando uma olhada na sua galeria achei esta foto que nao havia comentado e que me chama a atencao. Gosto muito da forma como usou as linhas do pavimento na composicao, todas convergendo para o centro desta bela praca. Uma foto de se tirar o chapeu!

Abracos,

Flavia

Photo Information

Copyright: Goncalo Lopes (Bluejeans) (32967)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2008-06-20
Categories: Architektura
Camera: Nikon D40X, AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G ED II, SD 4GB 150x, Hoya 52mm Circular polarizer
Naświetlenie: f/16, 1/40 sekund
Map: view
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-06-26 10:17