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Unique Personalities of European Cities Seen Through Their Windows

By Alex Moretti

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Traveling is the souls’ only true way to wisdom and flourishing knowledge. It is what brings us together on Placeaholic.

But, as a manifestation, it can take many forms and aspects, with similarities and oppositions alike. So there is no perfect traveling, not a single guide to tell you what your soul should search next. Every place you visit has something special attached to it, a sight, a landscape, the colors or the atmosphere. European cities have their identity too, and quite a strong one.

What I love most about Europe is the way that, in such a small continent, you can admire so many differences. Every city is special in its own kind, we have the Germanic rigorous architecture in the Central Europe, the ravishing freedom in the South, the luxurious romance of the West and many other adjectives flow through my mind in order to characterize, classify or simply distinguish the great pan-European family.

But I know for sure there is one way of revealing their personality of which you have never thought before to be possible. Through their windows. That’s right, each town, each big city, each place representative for a culture, has its very own ways of dealing with windows. This is what Portuguese photographer André Vincente Gonçalves proved exactly and opened my eyes to. He realized a series of pictures while visiting Venice, Trento, London, Bucharest, Barcelona, The Alps, Porto, Lisbon or other smaller cities in Portugal, like Sesimbra or Evora.

[blockquote author=”by Andre Goncalves” ]This work is entitled Windows of the World[/blockquote]

If you look closely, they will not only look very cute, but they will all actually make sense. It is one of the brightest ideas I have seen in the last period. They represent a maze, a symmetrical-shaped scenario, with each and every one bearing uniqueness and vivid fantasy. Next time when you find yourself in Europe, make sure you check on the windows of the cities you visit, they might tell you stories of the past and give you insights about the place you’re in.

Windows of Ericeira, Portugal
Windows of Ericeira, Portugal
Windows from The Alps
Windows from The Alps
Windows of Barcelona, Spain
Windows of Barcelona, Spain
Windows from Porto, Portungal
Windows from Porto, Portungal
Windows of Bucharest, Romania
Windows of Bucharest, Romania
Windows of Évora, Portugal
Windows of Évora, Portugal
Windows of Lisbon, Portugal
Windows of Lisbon, Portugal
Windows of London, England
Windows of London, England
Windows of Sesimbra, Portugal
Windows of Sesimbra, Portugal
Windows of Venice, Italy
Windows of Venice, Italy
Windows of Trento, Italy
Windows of Trento, Italy
Windows of Burano
Windows of Burano
Windows of the World - Brasov, Romania
Windows of the World – Brasov, Romania

All photos by Andre Goncalves, currently sponsored by Pesquisa Viagens (www.pesquisaviagens.pt) that is sponsoring his next trip, to Madeira and the Azores Tourism, Turismo dos Açores (http://www.visitazores.com/en) that is sponsoring his trip to Azores in 2-11 May. You can follow Andre on:

https://www.facebook.com/andrevgoncalves
https://twitter.com/AndreVGoncalves
https://www.instagram.com/andrevicentegoncalves/
https://www.pinterest.com/andrevgoncalves/

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About Alex Moretti

Adventure junkie, content creator and storyteller, Alex left his nine-to-five career lifestyle to become a full time world traveler. He started his journey to the unknown 5 years ago and visited more than 30 countries and 400 cities ever since. Learn more about Placeaholic's Editorial Process.

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