Ponte de Mosteirinho / Ecopista do Dão
Europe, Portugal, Dão, Ponte do Mosteirinho, Ecopista do Dão (slightly cut from B&T)
It's again time for some serious armchair / desk travelling. The destination: Portugal.
The Mosteirinho bridge on the blue part (there’s also a green and a red part) of the Ecopista do Dão. This 52 km cycle track follows the route of the former `Linha do Dao`, a meter gauge rail line (Santa Comba Dão – Visue). Which was closed in 1972 (for freight operation) and 1988 also for passenger services. It´s probably the most attractive ecovia/ecopista of Portugal.
The iron Mosteirinho bridge (1890) is often attributed to Eifel but was designed by a pupil of his. It was renovated and repurposed in 2009.
This is the start of a miniseries that explores the Dào valley and the former Linha do Dão with its dilapidated stations.
This is number 44 of the Portual 2014 album and 972 of Minimalism / explicit Graphism
Ponte de Mosteirinho / Ecopista do Dão
Europe, Portugal, Dão, Ponte do Mosteirinho, Ecopista do Dão (slightly cut from B&T)
It's again time for some serious armchair / desk travelling. The destination: Portugal.
The Mosteirinho bridge on the blue part (there’s also a green and a red part) of the Ecopista do Dão. This 52 km cycle track follows the route of the former `Linha do Dao`, a meter gauge rail line (Santa Comba Dão – Visue). Which was closed in 1972 (for freight operation) and 1988 also for passenger services. It´s probably the most attractive ecovia/ecopista of Portugal.
The iron Mosteirinho bridge (1890) is often attributed to Eifel but was designed by a pupil of his. It was renovated and repurposed in 2009.
This is the start of a miniseries that explores the Dào valley and the former Linha do Dão with its dilapidated stations.
This is number 44 of the Portual 2014 album and 972 of Minimalism / explicit Graphism