This is the most south-westerly point of Europe! You can buy t-shirts with „The end of the world“ printed on 🙂 There is some art on display, and we saw a special bicyle stand. The view is good… … but we were a bit disappointed after being so spoilt the last few days. On our…

According to the travel guide the translation of „Ponta da Piedade“ is „summit of beauty“. What more can I say ! The sea was clear that day! The rocks have a fantastic colour and structure ! Lovely flowers, too 🙂 The path went along the cliff top. Sometimes it was quite steep – sometimes not…

The campsite we stayed at (Algarve Camping Car Park) is just too cool not to show it here 🙂 We decided to approach Benagil from the other side, starting off at Algar Seco (= dry cave) in Carvoeiro. The scenery was just as fantastic as yesterday! Again, lots of arches and holes and caves ……

That day we did another WOW walk ! We started off at Benagil … … and we walked along the coast. There are quite a few huge holes, formed over thousands of years. The colours were fantastic. Unfortunately the sea was murky. The cliffs are quite high, and very steep. There are hundreds of arches…

Yesterday was a day spent with washing and driving, therefore no pictures… The park Ria Formosa is very informative. Before it started to rain we had a little walk. We saw lots of different birds, amongst others flamingos on one leg only (for Vreni !) … … no chameleons (as announced), but lots of trees….

We started off at Laranjeiras, a little village next to the river Guadiana. Some houses are for sale… We soon gained altitude and had a good view of the river. The vegetation was lush! There were thousands of cistus! The scenery was lovely! Orange and lemon and olive and almond trees, and cork and holm…

In the swimming pool at the campsite, swallows were diving for something (water ?): Sightseeing in Isla Cristina, at the beach (on the map you see the capacity of people on the beach: 8700 !!!) … … then in town: Driving out of Isla Cristina: Bridge to Portugal, crossing the river Guadiana: We stopped at…

We arrived in Islantilla on the 24th, but nearly all the pictures drowned in the flooded roads 😉 A quick visit to the beach – three surfers didn’t mind the weather: The next day was much brighter! We went for a walk in the Parque de los Cabezos. It’s nicely laid out, and it even…

Still in El Rocio… Lots of birds at the lake: And some horses again. Most cars have big wheels, and they are dirty… We saw quite a few graders in town. A cleaner was sweeping the entrance of the church ! I realize I keep posting a lot of flowers, again and again, so I’m…

El Rocio really is a special place! Sand everywhere… Looking at the map, it would seem that the streets are narrow… But that’s not the case at all! There are huge squares, and many playgrounds – what a big sandpit 🙂 Apparently horses and carriages are quite common! Only about 800 residents live there during…