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A different way of life

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on January 31, 2022January 30, 2022

A glimpse of traditional life, and a reminder about photography laws

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Hidden heritage, which is disappearing fast

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021

We have a rooftop view of núcleo sul prainhas, once a hive of industry

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Celebrating Olhão’s industrial heritage

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on December 9, 2021December 5, 2021

Once one of the most important canning places in Portugal

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The oldest country in Europe

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021

The phrase ‘oldest country’ seems to mean a country which still exists today with the original boundaries

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Romanticising Rural Life

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on February 19, 2021February 25, 2021

Much of the countryside remains untarnished by human activity, which is great for the environment but there are big buts . . .

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Pineapples on top

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

A sign of great hospitality and luxury

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A stroll around São Brás de Alportel

  • by BeckyB
  • Posted on January 22, 2020July 4, 2020

A lovely town in the east Algarve, nestling between the ‘mountains’ and the ocean

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