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Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Olhão, Building, Corner, Traffic signs (uncut)
The dilapidation of some parts of Olhão is integral to the town's charm.
Shot with the compact Lumix LX7 in Raw and 16:9 format with the tiltable LVF2 electronic viewfinder mounted.
This is number 64 of the Olhão & Ilha da Culatra album and 110 of Gloriously dilapidated.
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Olhão, Building, Façade, Laundry (uncut)
Shot from the back deck of our Olhão holiday rental, with the lens almost entirely zoomed in.
This is number 63 of the Olhão & Ilha da Culatra album and 16 of Laundry.
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Ria Formosa lagoon, Olhão, Ilha da Culatra/Farol, Farol, Raiano ferry, People (slightly cut from all sides)
The Tavares e Guerreiro (an integral part of Empresa de Transportes do Rio Guadiana, Lda) ferry ‘Raiano’ is pictured here entering the harbour of Farol. It’sn’t particular elegant, but most of the Sotavento ferries are that ánd it has a large capacity, is sturdy and dependable (in contrast with its former collegue ‘Mira Sado’ here, which suffered engine problems at the end of her days). In the BG is Faro & Olhão.
This is number 59 of the Olhão / Ilha Culatra album and 51 of Ferries.
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Ria Formosa lagoon, Olhão, Ilha da Culatra/Farol, Farol, Barge, Workers (slightly cut from B)
While waiting at Farol for the ferry back to Olhao, we had the pleasure to observe workers constructing a new pier. The ones on the left were welding.
This is number 58 of the Olhão / Ilha Culatra album.
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Olhão, Avenida Bernardinho da Silva, Crossing, Pedestrians (uncut)
The Avenida Dr. Bernardino da Silva, one of Olhão boulevards, was built in 1926 and remodeled in 1988.The traditional ‘pedras portuguesas’ were ofcourse used for the pavement. The avenue was named after a former Olhão celebrity (Vila Real de Sto António 1856 - Olhão 1916) . He held the positions of doctor of the Maritime Commitment, Municipal Doctor and Deputy Delegate of Health. He was also a lover of music and wrote "Music: its influence and employment".
Shot with the compact Lumix LX7 in Raw and 16:9 format with the tiltable LVF2 electronic viewfinder mounted.
This is number 56 of the Olhão & Ilha Culatra album and 60 of LX7.
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Olhão, Smokestack, Lightning rod, Nest, Storks (slightly cut from R&T)
The stork (ooievaar) symbolises new life, and this couple is living up to this symbolism ;-). Storks favour high-up nets, so they can frequently be spotted building/reusing nests in Olhão on the smoke stacks of the ruined fish canning factories.
As can be observed here, these nests are often huge and may be used for many years. Some nests can grow to over 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in diameter and about 3 metres (9.8 ft) in depth.
Storks were once considered monogamous, but this is only partially true, some species exhibit regular extra-pair breeding.
The stork winters in Africa south of the Sahara or in India and comes to (southern) Europe to breed. During our two-week stay in Olhão, we could admire their elegant and energy-conserving flight and, of course, enjoy the bill-clattering too, a mode of communication at the nest.
The ruined factory that belongs to the smokestack, is: here.
This is number 54 of the Olhão & Ilha Culatra album.
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Olhão, Fishery harbour, Boats, Nets, People, Phone (uncut)
The filigrane coastal fishery nets require maintenance between their tours of duty. Shot in the big fishery harbour of Olhão, home of Fides, a large fish canning factory and countless lovely restaurants.
This is number 54 of the Olhão & Ilha Culatra album, 330 of People at work and, ofcourse, number 10 of the new Fishermen album.
Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Sotavento, Olhão, Fishery harbour, Covo, Shell (uncut)
Covos are lobster traps made of rebar, plastic webbing, and rope. They are equipped with tapered internal funnels that allow the lobster to enter but prevent it from leaving.
This is number 53 of the Olhão & Ilha Culatra album and 1590 of Minimalism/explicit Graphism.
HMS Hibernia emtering the Tagus river byButterworth
HMS Hibernia emtering the Tagus river byButterworth
Urban art. Murals Olhão, Algarve, Portugal.
Urban Art. Murals being painted in Largo and Rua da Fábrica Velha, on the edge of Bairro do Levante, in Olhão. They are memories of other times spread across the walls of the buildings.
The artists Dgiphi, Mistik, Gnose and Kaset used old photographs as their source material.
