While towns like Albufiera seemed to be popular with the British tourists (some of whom were seen determined to lay and sun themselves on the beach in spite of what we Canadians considered chilly weather) the smaller towns seemed very lightly touristed (this is in the early 90's).
The food and environment were both great and the February lighting seemed conducive to good pictures.
In the seaside town of Faro, the water sparkling in the sun was at any rate very attractive.
Somewhere along the way we met a parrot.
The intricately cobbled sidewalks were getting some attention. It was interesting to watch the sidewalk 'craftsman' in progress.
Laundry outside a house was a wonderfully textured and coloured vista.
In Evora, there are unexpectedly-well preserved Roman remnants, and a 16th century straight-as-an-arrow aqueduct that comes shooting into town, and thence many buildings and shops are built into its arches. The town contains main well preserved periods of history from the past few thousand years, and has thus been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
… and a temple to Diana. When we were there, a town road went right around the temple, with cars speeding past nearly brushing the sides of the structure.
A quick check on Google StreetView now shows that it has been nicely cobbled, and looks like a pedestrian area, with a small driveable area off on one side. A vast improvement.
