Alfama Life Lisbon Portugal
by Joan Carroll
Title
Alfama Life Lisbon Portugal
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Few houses in the Alfama district in Lisbon (the oldest section of the city) have washing machines so residents depend on public laundries. Then they hang the laundry to dry. It may seem quaint and old-world to visitors but that is daily life here. I'm sure the residents get tired of tourists taking pictures of their laundry. Alfama is Lisbon's most emblematic quarter and one of the most rewarding for walkers and photographers thanks to its medieval alleys and outstanding views. Because its foundation is dense bedrock, it survived the 1755 earthquake, and a walk through this old-fashioned residential neighborhood is now a step back in time. It is a village within a city still made up of narrow streets, tiny squares, churches, and whitewashed houses with tile panels and wrought-iron balconies adorned with pots of flowers, drying laundry, and caged birds. it was the Moors who gave the district its atmosphere and name (alhama means springs or bath, a reference to the hot springs found in the area). They were also responsible for its web of streets created as a defense system, while at the same time enabling their homes to remain cool in the summer.
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November 16th, 2015
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