A fourth
and last report from my visit to the south of Portugal. I visited parts of the
interior, went westwards to the rougher coastline…
Some
special comments on a few places:
Close to
Faro you can find the 19th century “Palace of Estoi”, which used to be a
private home and now is transformed to a luxury hotel. You are welcome to walk
around the gardens, even without being a guest at the hotel.
A charming
covered market at Loulé.
Monchique
offers spas and health baths, “Caldas de Monchique”…
… and
spectacular views from the highest peak in southern Portugal – “Fóia”.
Some more general views from stops
along the road.
Reaching the western coastline, there
are again some spectacular views, driving down from the Bordeira region to the Sagres
region, down to the extreme southwest at “Cabo de Sao Vicente”. Cliffs, beaches, surfers…Beautiful!!
Taking the direction back to the Faro and Olhão region you can notice that the
coast west of Faro is full of luxury villas with swimming pools, golf courses,
marinas… quite different from what you find east of Olhão, where the atmosphere of
the original fishermen’s little towns and villages is much more present.
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3 comments:
Beautiful pics again, Peter!
Thank you so much for the entire tour!
By your sublime photos and by what you write, we can tell of your happiness in visiting this, the country of nonstop beauty.
Maria
Beautiful pics. Blue, blue, skies, lucky you! I was curious about the Palace of Estoi and looked it up. I found out it is a Pousada of Portugal, and even as a historic hotel, the nightly rate is less than half the price of a decent {non historic} hotel in downtown Seattle! Too bad I am still too young for the "Golden Age discount" they offer on their website: It would be an even better deal. ;-) Thank you for taking us along on your vacation. Obrigada, Senhor Olson. -- Veronique
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