Wednesday, 5 January 2011

from the Alentejo to the Algarve

 One night in Evora was hardly long enough, especially at such a great hotel...
We explored the town the next morning before setting off for Tavira, via the pretty town of Mertola.
Beautiful trip through the Alentejo region - olive trees, cork trees, grapes everywhere (although the vines were looking pretty gnarly and black at this ti me of year!)
Tavira is sometimes called the...you guessed it...Venice of the Algarve. No gondolas, no canals that we could see...never mind...still very pretty (and smelled better than Venice!)
    Mertola

    Tavira


    Feliz Ano Novo... 2011 started with a bang !!!

       Tavira, New Year´s Day 2011

      graffiti everywhere in Europe it seems...

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