Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Beat the heat!
All parks in Algarve offer a selection of thrilling rides, slides and wave machines to suit all ages, restaurant facilities and lawned areas to sunbathe and top up your tan!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Unique Heritage
Blue tiles are everywhere in Portugal. They are used to beautify and dignify the buildings. They decorate everything from walls of churches, to palaces, ordinary houses, park seats, fountains, and railway stations. They often portray scenes from the history of the country, show its most ravishing sights, or simply serve as street signs, nameplates, or house numbers.Although they are not a Portuguese invention (the use of glazed tiles began in Egypt), they have been used more imaginatively and consistently in Portugal than in any other nation. They became an art form, and by the 18th century no other European country was producing as many tiles for such a variety of purposes and in so many different designs. Today, they still remain a very important part of the country's architecture.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Romantic mood
A popular legend in the Algarve is the one of the homesick Princess pining for her Northern home. Only when February came and she saw from her window the clouds of almond blossom was she reconciled to living in a Southern land. Her husband had ordered the planting of trees as far as the eye could see, to remind her of her beloved snow.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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