CLUE: This Mystery Photo appears as it is the entrance of a harbor, obviously near mountains. Think about your various ports of call and see if you can determine just where this is. Send your ideas to Elliott@brack.net.
That majestic bridge of the last mystery photo was spanning the Douro River in Portugal, at Porto. Ross Lenhart of Pawley’s Island, S.C. spotted it, since he and his wife had been there several years ago.
As usual, Ruthy Lachman Paul of Norcross chimed in with the right answer. She added: “Porto, which means simply ‘port’, is located on a deep, narrow canyon, near the mouth of the Douro River to the Atlantic Ocean. This fact gave the city a well protected anchorage, suitable for transporting goods. When British merchants came here and fell in love with the local wine, the city became the one of the major export ports in Portugal.
“Bridges of Porto has extraordinary charm. The Douro River divided the area and separates it from its neighbor across the river — Gaia . The Maria Pia Bridge, known as Ponto Dona Maria, is a railway bridge built in 1877 by Gustave Eiffel in Portugal. Yes, he is the same engineer from France who built the Paris tower.
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