Granada of Portugal

Silves - a really small, maybe forgotten town in the Algarves hinterland. It’s cute, has a nice castle and everything is within a walkable distance. Since there are many river beds around it is perfect breeding territory for storchs. There are SO MANY STORCHS! They’re breeding on every roof and fly in circles like birds of prey (aren’t they in a way?).

But why Granada of Portugal?
Back around the Middle Ages Silves used to be as important as Granada; a cultural centre and capital of Al-Gharb, the moorish region (where probably the word “Algarve” comes from). Due to many wars it’s lost its cultural importance and is now a little less touristy and way smaller then Granada.

We spend two night just outside Silves on an orange farm (no, it’s not orange season anymore), did a bit of a clean up + laundry and checked out Silves, and Marniah beach. All worth a visit! It was super hot ans we were happy the farm had a functional community space.Read more