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Landscape Photography Lagos Algarve

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Landscape Photography Lagos Algarve

Just had chance to go through some of our winters trip to Spain & Portugal this morning, I’ll get there eventually!! Here are some images from Praia Da Luz, some sunrise and afternoon shots at Ponte Da Piedade and some dusk shots at Praia Do Camilo which as it happens has a very nice bar on the cliff top!! The latter two are on a headland just outside the town of Lagos – an absolute stunning stretch of coastline! Climbing down the last section of the cove in Ponte Da Piedade proved a bit of a challenge with my gear and tripod but definitely worth it when you get there – as long as the tides not in of course!

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Landscape Photography Sagres Portugal

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Landscape Photography Sagres Portugal

Situated at the South West tip of Portugal is the sleepy surf town of Sagres. We used this as our first base in the Algarve to explore the surrounding headlands, beaches, forts and lighthouse on both the southern and western coastline. We also had a great drive into the Algarves interior, driving up into the hills and visiting some of the rural towns such as Aljezur and the beautiful hilltop market town of Monchique. We aslo found a great spot for sunset at Castelejo, one of the more remote beaches North of Sagres. The campsite at Sagres was fairly basic, especially when compared to our next stop Lagos!

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Landscape Photography Lisbon Coast

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A few hours south we arrive at Lisbon, spread along a hillside overlooking the Rio Tejo and it’s iconic red bridge. Home for the next few days is between the town of Cascais and the Western beach of Praia Do Guincho. We caught a local train into Lisbon and had a great day exploring the city, starting at a stunning riverside square the Praca Do Comercio, a great place to grab a coffee and people watch. We climbed the narrow backstreet alleyways up to the Sao Jorge Castle with it’s magnificent views of the city and river. Time to jump on a local tram and see if we can get lost, luckily it went vaguely in the right direction?? As we had visited the most Westerly point of mainland Spain we thought we had better go and see the most Westerley point of mainland Portugal and Europe, Cabo Da Roca. A few miles North along the windy mountain road is the beautiful cliff top village of Azenhaus Do Mar, a great spot for a sundowner while waiting for the sun to set over the wild Atlantic breakers. We also had a great day exploring the beautiful hillside down of Sintra with it’s historic gardens, mansions and fairytale hilltop Palace, a home to many of Portugal’s monarchs. We also visited the beautiful clifftop village of Azenhas Do Mar where the wild Atlantic surf batters the coast, lying about 40 minutes drive North West of Lisbon.

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Central Coast Portugal

[dt_gap height=”10″ /]Central Coast Portugal – Nazare, Peniche, Obidos and Foz Do Alerho

Here are some images from the coastal region in Central Portugal. We stayed at Nazare, a popular seaside resort at the base of a huge cliff on Portugal’s Silver Coast/Costa De Prata. This stretch of coastline is a surfing mecca with the famous ‘Suprtubes’ at Peniche and the Big Wave Break at Nazare, click on this video to view a world record 100 foot wave surfed! Also in the area is the beautiful Roman hilltop town of Obidos, a great place to explore the narrow streets and stop for some local seafood! the sunset shots are taken at the beautiful lagoon at the coastal town of Foz Do Arelho a great spot for a sundowner!

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Aviero & Porto Northern Portugal

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Aviero & Porto

Here are a few images of our recent trip to Aviero & Porto in the North of Portugal. We stationed ourselves just below Aviero, a beautiful old town set on Canals complete with Gondolas. On the other side of a lagoon is the Atlantic beach that stretches for miles and fringed with colourful striped beach houses. From Aviero we took about an hour long train to get to the centre of Porto to spend the day discovering this beautiful city along the banks of the Duoro river. Even in the cold and rain, we absolutely loved the compact city centre. Of course we had to visit one of the many Port houses that flank the river. We chose the Kopke Port House recognised as the first and oldest and had a memorable tasting session, what better way to shelter from the rain?

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