Ponta do Pargo village
Begonias in a front garden
Centro Cívico
The minimalist modern architecture of this civic square contrasts with the ornateness of the churches
Achadas da Cruz
teleférico
bottom of the cliffs
On the small patch of flat land at the bottom of the cliff are strange gardens (allotments?) divided by stone walls
Small shrine to St Christopher
Rush fences protect against the north east wind
Is it a home or an allotment shed?
The paths create a maze to a cafe which we never reached
The gardens are fed by mini levadas
This small dwelling is harvesting wind power
Sugar cane blasted by the salty wind
T.S. Eliot in Little Gidding writes of places at "the world's end, some at the sea jaws". This is one of them.
Wild poppies and scabious
Who is that small figure in the distance?
The base of the teleférico
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