Lagos, Portugal
February 18, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 14 °CToday we took a day trip to Lagos near our new home base of Albufeira, in the South of Portugal. It's known for fish markets, mosaic streets and church or St. Anthony. Mainly just an opportunity toRead more
Traveler Do you know how old these streets are and did they appear be in good condition? I’m just wondering how much upkeep something like that would need.
Traveler Ask and I try to deliver. apparently the art form is actually called, "Calçada Portuguesa" and was first used in 1842. Mosaic streets swept Portugal pretty quickly after that. This person did much more research than I did. https://theurgetowander.com/2017/10/29/portugal…
Traveler This Bloomberg article goes into more detail and also talks about how the "Portuguese pavement" is a safety risk. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10…
Traveler yikes...
Traveler This comment Reads a bit weird. "...murder has swept..." is there something missing?
Traveler Good call. Not sure what auto correct did on that one. Fixed.