Sent by Juha. Albufeira is a town in the district Faro in the province Algarve on the south coast of Portugal. Its not only know as "Tourist capital" but also an area full of history, with vestiges of humans occuppations since the Neolithic and Bronze ages.
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Thursday, January 1, 2009
PORTUGAL ~Algarve~
Sent by Dieter. View of the Capela dos Ossos. Its a chapel decorated with the skeletal remains of 1.245 former monks
PORTUGAL ~Faro~
Sent by Dieter. Faro is a city situated in southern Portugal and capital of the Algarve region.
PORTUGAL ~Faro~
Sent by Dieter. View of the Arco da Vila an arched gateway, surmounted by a bell tower and a statue of Faro's patron saint St. Thomas Aquinus.
PORTUGAL ~Coimbra~
Coimbra tag from Maria. On top of the photo you can see the university's tower where is the bell to call the students to classes. The University of Coimbra has played a major role in the sociale, economic and political live for over 700 years.
PORTUGAL ~Diana Temple-Unesco~
from Joana. It is the Diana Temple in Evora a UNESCO World Heritage site.
PORTUGAL ~Lisbon~
from Maria. Card from her home town Lisbon. The church you see that looks like a castle tower dates from the medieval times.St. George castle on top of the photo, all covered with trees.
PORTUGAL ~Viano do Castelo~
Sent by Angela. Viano do Castelo is one of the most beautiful places in Portugal, hills,rivers,beaches, sea.With lovely costumes, on special days, young single girls dress up like this and wear all their gold juwels, wich are also typical.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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