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Rabelos_Hasselblad
The Rabelo boat is a traditional Portuguese wooden cargo boat that was used for centuries to transport people and goods along the Douro River. It is flat-bottomed, with a shallow draught, which was necessary to navigate the often shallow fast-flowing waters of the upper Douro prior to the construction of dams and locks from 1968 onwards.
Native to the Douro region, it does not exist in any other place in the world. Its history is closely linked to the production and trade of port wine. Before the arrival of the railway, the rabelo was the fastest and the most efficient means of transport between the Douro Valley, where port wine is produced, and the city of Porto, where it was traded and exported worldwide.
Rabelo ist der Name eines Bootstyps, der in Portugal zum Transport von Weinfässern verwendet wurde. Dabei fuhren die Boote vom Anbaugebiet am oberen Douro zu den Produktionsstätten des Portweins in Porto und Vila Nova de Gaia. Meistens trieben die Rabelos nur mit der Flussströmung, gesegelt wurde selten. Flussaufwärts wurden die Boote meistens getreidelt.
Heutzutage haben die Boote ihre eigentliche Bestimmung verloren und nur noch touristischen Charakter. Sie liegen entweder vor den Portweinkellereien, beidseitig des Douro oder nehmen an historischen Regatten teil.
Hasselblad 500 C/M
Carl Zeiss Distagon 40mm f 1:4
Kodak Portra 400, C41
Location: Ribeira / Porto / Portugal
Please view on flickriver and choose a white background:
www.flickriver.com/photos/105795038@N03/
It looks better :-)
Rabelos_Hasselblad
The Rabelo boat is a traditional Portuguese wooden cargo boat that was used for centuries to transport people and goods along the Douro River. It is flat-bottomed, with a shallow draught, which was necessary to navigate the often shallow fast-flowing waters of the upper Douro prior to the construction of dams and locks from 1968 onwards.
Native to the Douro region, it does not exist in any other place in the world. Its history is closely linked to the production and trade of port wine. Before the arrival of the railway, the rabelo was the fastest and the most efficient means of transport between the Douro Valley, where port wine is produced, and the city of Porto, where it was traded and exported worldwide.
Rabelo ist der Name eines Bootstyps, der in Portugal zum Transport von Weinfässern verwendet wurde. Dabei fuhren die Boote vom Anbaugebiet am oberen Douro zu den Produktionsstätten des Portweins in Porto und Vila Nova de Gaia. Meistens trieben die Rabelos nur mit der Flussströmung, gesegelt wurde selten. Flussaufwärts wurden die Boote meistens getreidelt.
Heutzutage haben die Boote ihre eigentliche Bestimmung verloren und nur noch touristischen Charakter. Sie liegen entweder vor den Portweinkellereien, beidseitig des Douro oder nehmen an historischen Regatten teil.
Hasselblad 500 C/M
Carl Zeiss Distagon 40mm f 1:4
Kodak Portra 400, C41
Location: Ribeira / Porto / Portugal
Please view on flickriver and choose a white background:
www.flickriver.com/photos/105795038@N03/
It looks better :-)