Category Archives: Places to Visit

A Covid Christmas in the Algarve

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Well, it has certainly been a strange year, and I am sure for many people, they will be glad when 2020 is over. I have been at best bemused, and at worst, completely confused by all the different Covid measures … Continue reading →

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Palm Beach Restaurant Exceeded our Expectations

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

We are big fans of the Holiday Inn Algarve, so we were obviously intrigued to hear they were responsible for refurbishing the old and dilapidated Palm Beach snack bar right on the beach at Armação de Pêra. Dave was asked … Continue reading →

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Sagres at Sunset

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Sagres is the most westerly town of the Algarve and is an impressive display of enormous cliffs and vast beaches, with the pounding of the waves from the Atlantic Ocean and the accompanying cooler temperatures – usually carried along by … Continue reading →

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Silves Medieval – Part 2

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

We promised you that we would return and take more shots for you .. so here they are! This lovely lady – the enchanting Magda (above) – is going to find herself on the front cover of an Algarve magazine … Continue reading →

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The 2017 Silves Medieval Fair

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

It’s our favourite time of year (again!) The Silves Medieval Fair is up and running .. and of course we were there as soon as it opened with our cameras for you. We have blogged about this many times before, … Continue reading →

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Silves Medieval Mural art

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

The city of Silves has been busy brightening up its streets thanks to the brilliant grafitti art work of Hélder José (known as ‘Bamby’), and Filipe Gusmão, of Style Spectrum: They have been busy transforming the area in front of … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung at the Silves Garden Fair

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Has it really been a whole year since we visited last year’s ‘Spring Garden Fair’ at Silves? We already had Saturday 4th March written in the diary for this year’s event, but we have to say we were greeted with … Continue reading →

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Loulé Carnival 2017

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

Regular readers will know that Loulé Carnival is one of our must-see events of the Algarve calendar .. we absolutely love the colour, music, vibrancy and spectacle that makes up Carnival each year – and Loulé is the place to … Continue reading →

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First Algarve Photography Walk for Dave Sheldrake Photography

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

For some time now Dave has wanted to organise an informal group to help people to become a better photographer. The idea is not to offer formal teaching, just to create events advertised via a Facebook Group page, where people can … Continue reading →

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Christmas is coming to a market near you!

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Alyson and Dave Sheldrake

It’s time for the Christmas markets to begin .. time to dust off the tinsel, unpack the shiny gifts and wonderful home-made crafts and products .. and set up a stall at one of the many fairs that are advertised … Continue reading →

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