The Lamprey Mural in Sever do Vouga (Portugal)
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Here's a stunning fresh new mural that I've found this Easter, in Sever do Vouga, a small locality a bit to the south of Porto. This interesting piece is located by the Municipal Public Library, next to a garden which was recently remodeled and refreshed, just like this wall.
The strange and scary looking animals depicted in the mural are the Lampreys... and, when they are cooked properly, they taste really good. This is an expensive dish, though, since the government had to intervene - or the people would have eaten all the lampreys by now... I kid you not. We were on track to eat lamprey until its extinction. 😱
"You pull the hammer without a care
Squeeze the trigger that makes you man
Pseudo-safari, the hunt is canned
The hunt is canned...
All are gone, all but one
No contest, nowhere to run
No more left, only one
This is it, this is the countdown to extinction" ~ Megadeth
Sorry about this interlude. 🙃
So, back to the lampreys, nowadays there are strict quotas set on fishing lampreys and the consumer must pay a bit more to have a little taste of it.
Before this area was revamped by the city hall, it was a ugly place no one bothered to visit. You can see on Google Maps how it looked, just a few years back:
What a huge difference, eh?
Camera | Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90 |
Location | Sever do Vouga - Portugal |
Edited with GIMP |
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And I like the word "Sever".
Sounds like the Russian word North... (Север)
Sever is North? That should be easy to remember. Thanks!!!
Север, Запад, Юг, Восток.
North, West, South, East.
Mural muito fixe... e se fosse por mim, haveria lampreias aos montes, eu dispensava-as no prato! :)
Eheheh. Mas não gostas... Ou és vegetariano?
Opção A. Adoro xixa 😂
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I didn’t know what the lamprey looked like. Beautiful fresco.
You don't have these fish over there?
I hate Lampreys or EEL ( snake type) fish.... Yakk... I just read about them after seeing your post and they look like .. Looks like leech.... Yakkk.... I am pretty much afraid and they look/are disgusting, I feel like that ... :( :( By the way that graffiti looks beautiful though ....
They are ugly but really yummy.
Nice mural... I'm going to Porto in 2 weeks, do you know where I can see good street art ?
Hello @heroldius! Nice to hear that!
Street Art is spread throughout the city and suburbs. I can point you to a few articles, but you'll need to translate them:
- A few spots, with addresses: https://www.timeout.pt/porto/pt/arte/roteiro-da-arte-urbana-no-porto
- A few spots, with not so exact addresses: https://buenosairesstreetart.com/2018/12/03/porto-street-art-and-graffiti-the-best-murals-around-the-city
- A few routes, long walks but easy to follow: https://streetartcei.com/index.php
In this last adress, you'll find the routes in this menu here:
I hope this helps. Sorry but the stuff I found in English was very incomplete.
Thanks a lot... with that, I can plan a street art route.
the fresco is beautiful! I did not know about the lamprey being expensive. But if it is close to extinction, I can see why... Ulla
Thanks for your virtual visit. May you pay us a real one, someday!
Portugal is on my bucket list:) Ulla
Yes, strange and scary, but I like the colors... 😊
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Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
Lovely post as always, @trincowski.
It definitely looks better after the renovation,
more inviting and colorful - well done.
As for the Lampreda (Italian) - I didn't know they are a delicacy .
Thank you.
For real? Over here is ranked almost as high as shellfish!
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