I have spent 3 weeks of a well-deserved vacation in my home country, Portugal. I visited some of my favorite places: SW Coast of Alentejo (Almograve, Longueira, Odemira), and the Alto Alentejo region around Marvão and Castelo de Vide. I had a great time sightseeing with my family and making extra time for photography. Hope you enjoy the photos, taken with Fujifilm X-E5. Majority was taken with the Fujinon 35mm f/1.4 lens, with the Sigma 12mm f/1.4 lens covering the wide-angle needs in Cabo Sardão.
Cabo Sardão at sunset.Cabo Sardão.Lighthouse at Cabo Sardão.Longueira.Napoleon hat tree, Longueira.Same tree as in previous photo. From this angle it is only a half-tree.Odemira. Monument to the Cante Alentejano, a special type of group singing that is a World Heritage.Hiking along the coast. Panorama of Brejo Largo beach.Along the coast between Brejo Largo and Almograve.Rough sea.The Foz beach near Almograve.Near Campo Maior, Alto Alentejo.Sunrise in Esperança, where we stayed in a nice agro-tourism accommodation.Esperança.Pego do Inferno waterfall and pools, near Mosteiros. Peace and tranquility.Ouguela. This small village is close to the border with Spain. It feels like time has stand still.Ouguela, with Spain in the distance.Ouguela.Castelo de Vide (panorama of 13 images). Marvão can be seen in the top left in the distant ridge.The synagogue in Castelo de Vide. Walking in these medieval streets is like a time-travel experience.At the top in Marvão. The village was founded by Ibn Marwan, and Arab emir, in the 9th Century.Marvão.Marvão.Marvão.Prehistoric paintings in Lapa dos Gaivões, near Esperança. These have been dated to 5,000 B.C.The entire region is full of pre-historic monuments. The menhir in Meada is the tallest in the Iberian Peninsula, reaching above 7m high.
