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
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