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    • TravelerWeltreise - Asien II
      Day 18

      Fiesa - Sandy City

      June 22, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Now we are in Portugal. The coastline is really amazing here in Portugal and the weather is much better than in Sevilla. Today we had about 28 degrees, so it was very nice to be outside.

      We decided to skip the city of Faro, because we have really seen enough cities in the last to weeks in Spain. Our first stop was Fiesa, a "city" made out of sand. The best sculptures you can see here, but there were so many cool things and everything is made out of sand.

      Do you know which sculptures that are? Write the name in the comments if you know who or what it is. Would be fun!

      Jetzt sind wir in Portugal. Die Küste hier ist wirklich beeindruckend, aber dazu später mehr. Vor allem ist es deutlich angenehmer, obwohl wir nur ca. 200 km von Sevilla entfernt sind ist es hier deutlich kühler (28 Grad).

      Mit dem Bus sind wir in Faro angekommen und dort haben wir erstmal entschieden uns die Stadt nicht näher anzusehen. Wir haben nur den Mietwagen abgeholt und sind sofort weitergefahren. In den letzten Wochen haben wir uns aber auch wirklich genügend Städte angesehen. Hier freuen wir uns mehr auf die Küste und die Natur!
      Unser erster Stop führte uns dann sehr unverhofft doch wieder in eine "Stadt" nach Fiesa. Fiesa ist eine Stadt aus Sand. Es gibt jede Menge von Skulpturen die ausschließlich aus Sand gemacht sind. Es ist wirklich erstaunlich wen wir alles getroffen haben.

      Wer erkennt die Skulpturen? Kommentiert ein Bild wenn ihr wisst wer oder was auf dem Bild ist!      Read more

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    • TravelerPortugal - Algarve & Lissabon
      Day 5

      Festival Intern. de Escultura em Areia

      May 29, 2015 in Portugal ⋅ 25 °C

      Fiesa ist das internationale Sandskulpturen-Festival mit den weltweit größten Sandskulpturen, welches seit 2003 jährlich in Pêra an der Algarve stattfindet. Auf einer Fläche von 15.000 Quadratmetern formen Künstler aus aller Welt wahrhaft riesige Szenerien aus verfestigtem Sand. Unter dem Motto "Musik" wurden 2015 40.000 Tonnen Sand zu einer Skulpturenstadt mit bis zu 12 Meter hohen Gebilden modelliert. Auf einem Teil des Geländes können Besucher selbst eigene Sandskulpturen erschaffen.Read more

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    • Anke und ChristianPousadas de Portugal - 2015
      Day 2

      Pera, Portugal - FIESA

      September 7, 2015 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Seit dem Jahr 2003 findet jährlich an der Algarve von Mai bis Oktober die F I E S A statt. Hinter dem Wort verbirgt sich das "Festival International de Escultura em Areia" - ein internationales Sandskulpturenfestival.Read more

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    • Algarve Portugal
      Day 3

      Pêra - Fiesa

      July 23, 2017 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Wir entschieden uns dazu einen Roller zu mieten und damit die Sandcity in Fiesa zu besuchen. Der Weg dorthin führt teilweise über eine Autobahn, so genau hatten wir uns allerdings nicht erkundigt, zum Glück war es für die Portugiesen gar nicht so schlimm, dass da ein Roller auf der ersten Spur fährt!

      Dort angekommen waren wir von den vielen tollen Ideen ganz begeistert. Es ist wirklich für jeden Geschmack etwas dabei, Filmcharaktere, berühmte Personen, Gemälde, Landschaften, Tiere, wirklich ALLES wurde aus Sand nachgebaut. Ein Rudgang durch das Museum im Freien dauert in etwa eine bis 1,5 Stunden.

      Am Rückweg machten wir einen kurzen Abstecher zum Marinha Beach, ein wirklich sehr schöner Ort, ein Abstecher lohnt sich allemal!      Read more

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    • TravelerOur European Adventure 2018
      Day 15

      Sand City, Pera

      May 16, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

      This is a huge, exhibit of over 45,000 tons of sand sculpted by an international group of gifted artists, which has been going on for over 15 years. Each year’s theme is different—this year's is the arts. The exhibit lasts from April 1-mid November.Read more

    • Spanje-Portugal en Frankrijk
      Day 34

      Alcantarilha e Pêra

      July 18, 2021 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Vanmorgen waren we om 9 uur al weer onderweg naar Alcantarilha e Pêra waar we naar de CP wilde die iedere camperaar vast en zeker kent. Wij waren er nog nooit geweest maar na al die verhalen die we vaker horen onderweg wilden we dat wel eens zelf van dichtbij bekijken. Mikki's place to stay.

      Het is inderdaad een prachtig plekje met een tuin vol met prachtige planten en kunstwerken en een zwembad dat zeker geen extra luxe is met deze temperaturen.
      We blijven hier een weekje.      Read more

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    • Misadventures Of WandaWanda’s First Adventure
      Day 23

      The chapel of bones & sea of anchors

      October 25, 2021 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      We were up early again this morning with the sprinklers which was good because Russ wanted some sunrise shots of the villa with the drone. Getting those shots in the bag nice and early we had a quick breakfast and then headed out to Faro. First stop was the chapel of bones which was an unbelievable sight. The bones used to make the chapel were from 1200 monks that had been buried and after 8-10 years they were removed from the ground and the walls were made from femurs and skulls. It really was a beautiful, amazing but macabre sight.
      From there we spent some time wandering Faro, checking out a few more chapels which were also beautiful but gaudy at the same time, the biggest of which was late 16th century and had huge wooden statues in from the mid 17th century. We all agreed that far to much money is spent in these churches while people around the world are homeless and starving. It doesn’t seem right.
      Then we moved up the coast to Olihue, pronounced owl apparently and had a quick lunch before driving a little further up the coast to Taveria where Russ wanted to get some photos.
      We found a little car park and then took a 1 mile hike along the salt marshes out to a huge sandbar that was packed with beach goers and tourists and there we found the sea of anchors. 100 huge anchors placed in the sand in memory of fallen fishermen. It was quite a sight and we couldn’t get quite as near as we wanted but Russ managed to get some good shots with his telephoto lens and then we took a little train back to the car park.
      From Taveria it was a 50 mile drive taking 90 minutes to get back to the villa and we arrived back at 6:30pm. Just enough to time to get changed and head back out for our 7:30 table at Jaoa’s restaurant, Russ had the Portuguese fillet steak which was presented beautifully and tasted the same, Ellie had the chicken which she said wasn’t great and Colin and Jean shared a Chàteau Brionne which is a whole meal of steak, chips and vegetables served with fruit. Then it was back to the villa. It had been a very long day and we were all tired and ready for bed.
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    • Misadventures Of WandaWanda’s First Adventure
      Day 21

      Arriving in portugal

      October 23, 2021 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      This morning we woke up early from our secure parking lot in Ronda and to our disappointment Diego had died in the night, we were both devastated and very upset. Russ took him out of his home which was a beer box and made a blanket of paper towels and then put him in a smaller box and sealed it with waterproof tape. We cleaned up his blankets that he had been sleeping on, broke down his beer box house and gave it to the binmen who were outside and then we put him on the back shelve ready for our long drive ahead and his final resting place.
      Today we were heading to Portugal and we had 230 miles to go before we met up with Ellie’s mum and dad in there holiday home in alcantarilha.
      After a quick fuel stop and some negotiating of the first toll booth on the way in to Portugal we arrived at 12:30pm Portugal time, so we had gained an hour. As soon as we arrived, Colin, Ellies dad got a shovel and dug a small hole under some trees and we put Diego inside in his box and buried him.
      We had only had him a week, but he had left a big hole in our hearts and Wanda seemed very quiet without him. But we knew we had done very thing in our power to help him and he was certainly comfortable and loved in the time that we had him. We felt happier knowing that we had loved him for that short time, he had met our friends on the road. Ben had seen him on facetime and for a little kitten he will be remembered in 3 countries, was loved by everyone that had seen him and has left a lasting legacy in all our hearts and he will always be remembered whenever anyone visits the Portugal house.
      For the rest of the day we just relaxed, had a swim in the pool had a lovely spaghetti bolognaise for dinner and went to bed at 9pm absolutely shattered.      Read more

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