Portugal: Algarve Mountain Village Monchique

Monschique is a beautiful and colourful town nestled on top of the mountains of Algarve. It is about 80-90 kilometres from Albufeira.

The untouched from modernisation city lies between the hills of Foia and Picota. A surprising treat for us! The town is very colorful and its beauty served as a splendid alternative to the typical whitewashed Portuguese houses with red tiled roofs.

Dutchman and I were practically lost in the snaking cobbled streets that can only fit 1 car at a time. But itâ€™s not only that, the roads were like a roller coaster ride, up and down, here we go, and up and down… I didnâ€™t mind getting lost, after all I was not the one driving and well losing your direction in a town like this is just plain marvelous. I just ogle at the colorful architecture around me, leaving Dutchman the difficult task ahead.

Me in the heart of Monchique, a charismatic town on top of the mountains of Algarve, the highest point of Portugal.

One of the old rustic buildings. I wonder if someone is still living inside? Hmm…

A colorful set! They look more like playhouses to me.

Translation: The street of Saint Anthony. Incidentally Calcada is also the same word for street in Cebuano (my native Filipino dialect), I think it is either spelled Calzada (using the Spanish influence) or Kalsada (very local Cebuano way of spelling it).

The plight of going downâ€¦ careful please with the heels! And the view going down. Interesting colors…

Travel Period: June 2005
Destination: Monchique (Algarve), Portugal

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