Porto - In need of a lick of paint...

Another typically run-down Porto facade. This is part of Porto's charm, but also something of a head-scratcher. This particular example can be found right on the Porto riverfront on Alameda Basílio Teles.

I love the fact that this building hasn't been gentrified and si probably still home to long time Porto residents. That said, you wouldn't think a quick touch up with the paint brush would be too much considering how much this block is probably worth now.

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Porto is considered the capital of the north and as the second largest city in Portugal, rightfully so. There are really very few similarities between Porto and Lisbon – they are both near the coast, on the banks of large rivers and have some fairly daunting hills, but that’s really where it ends. The two cities have a totally different feel and different charms.Porto’s most striking…