Algarve
I always try to prevent myself from saying "The Algarve" and just say "Algarve". "Al" is the Arabic definite article and the name Algarve comes from the Arabic "Al Ghareb" meaning "the west". So to me, saying "the Algarve" is like saying "the the west".
How many Brits I wonder go on holiday to Algarve having prepared a
list of the freguesias in the area they are going to? Indeed how many Brits in Algarve have even heard the word
freguesia?
Vilamoura
Loulé
Monument to engineer Duarte_Pacheco
Article in Portguese Wikipedia. Born in Loulé, he rose to become Minister of Public Works and Communications.
Nossa Senhora da Piedade outside Loulé
Albufeira
Cabo de São Vicente
Fortaleza de Belixe
The cape itself
Sagres Fortaleza
Sagres to Carrapateira
Praia do Amado
Carrapateira
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Algoz
Silves
I think this is an image I ripped off from somewhere
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Vilamoura
Castro Marim
Monte Gordo?
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Rio Guardiana trip
Vila Real de Santo António
Upstream? from the bridge
Foz de Odeleite
Casa das Buganvílias restaurant
Rio Guardiana
Vila Real de Santo António
Vilamoura
Armação de Pêra ?
Vilamoura Roman remains
Return to Gatwick
Club Alvor Golf - view from our apartment
Club Alvor Golf - the hens
Club Alvor Golf - our apartment
Alvor
Castelo
town centre
Espinhaço de Cão
Espinhaço de Cão means 'spine of a dog'
This trig point is called Poldra
Praia de Odeceixe
Odeceixe
Rogil
I would have uploaded this to Wiki but we already have
this image
Aljezur
Marmelete
Fóia
53.800651|N|4.064941|W - these coords have been on this image for some time but they are all at sea - the Irish Sea in fact!
Monchique
Portimão
You have a choice of four sardine restaurants
Tables set out for a mega ‘Feijoada’ (Portuguese bean-stew) party.
Pêra
Mundo do Areia - Sand World
Vilamoura
Lagos
Barão de São Miguel
Barão de São João
Bensafrim
Levada
northwest of Odiáxere
In Cyprus they feel it necessary to display a safety warning. Even here the sign on the right says
proibido trânsito
Odiáxere
Sagres
Praia do Martinhal
Vila do Bispo
Inauguração oficial da Praça de Tanegashima em 3 de Setembro de 1998, pelos Excelentísimos Senhores Presidentes das Câmaras de Nishinoomote e Vila do Bispo
VilaDoBispoUncovered.com
Raposeira
Zavial
We saw signs to megalithic monuments but the nearest we saw to a standing stone was this trig point. It is called Milrei.
Nossa Senhora do Guadalupe
Figueira
Boca do Rio
Budens
Alvor
Boat trip from Alvor
Alvor at sunset
Olhão
Fuseta
Moncarapacho
Estói
Milreu
Significant remains of a Roman villa
Between Estói and Moncarapacho
Quelfes
Numerous streets are named
… 25 de Abril. They refer to the
Carnation Revolution which happened on that day in 1974.
Olhão
Pechão
Caldas de Monchique
Climbing up to Corte Pequena
Alferce
Portimão to Faro
Avenida Rio Arade Estaleiro
Aeroporto de Faro
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