Fishy and cheesy

There are good transport services in the Algarve and no sooner am I settled in Faro than I use them for day excursions. East along the coastal train line leads to Olhao, one of the main fishing ports with a lively market. Some of the architecture is quirky too and recalls the past Moorish occupation. Even stranger is this long abandoned church-like structure which was actually the home of a fish canning magnate.

The next day I take a bus to Loule, whose market harks back to what the architects of 1908 imagined was Moorish. The approach to Christmas is in full swing. Loule being inland, the focus shifts from fish to flowers and cheese. Not sure however what those characters with devices in the final image were looking up!Read more