I pledge for 800 EUR, to cover the print (approx. 550 EUR), travel (approx. 150 EUR) and equipment (approx. 100 EUR) costs I encountered.

Funding this project will help Viana do Castelo in order to show its uniqueness and originality.

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Photo: The Bianinha is a type of bike, unique to Viana do Castelo, which draws attention and arouses sympathy for its innovative and attractive design.

During my stay in Viana I got in touch with Viana do Castelo tourist office and our objective is to print 10.000 postcards for the upcoming summer in 2015. Once printed they will be sold at the official tourist office and some local stores for a price of 1 EUR each.

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Photo: The city Viana do Castelo was built along the Lima River. The spring of the Lima is in Galicia, Spain. It stretches across 108 kilometers to reach the Atlantic Ocean near Viana do Castelo.

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Photo: For decades, the Hospital Ship Gil Eannes, built in Viana do Castelo in 1955, provided support for the Portuguese cod fishing fleet which operated on the banks of Newfoundland and Greenland.

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Photo: The Forte de Santiago da Barra, located in the parish of Monserrate was built built, on the right bank of the Lima River in the 17th century to protect the river’s mouth.

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Photo: Back of a postcard

Postcards for Viana do Castelo