Portugal

Scenes from the Algarve, Portugal – December 2005 – Gaia Son

Dec 18th, 2014

Faro, Portugal

Cidade de Faro Coat of Arms

Faro is a city and a municipality in theFaro District of the Algarve region, in southern Portugal. It is the southernmost city in Continental Portugal. – Wikipedia

Sagres, Portugal

The name Sagres, follows from Sagrado (holy) owing to the important local religious practices and rituals that occurred during the pre-history of the nation. From here some of the Mediterranean peoples (including the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans), venerated their divinities and which some believed, owing to the absence of a human settlement, was the gathering place for their gods. – Wikipedia

Portuguese Cistern – El Jadida, Morocco – Gaia Son

Dec 17th, 2014

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El Jadida, December 2002 © Gaia Son

Built in 1514, this former warehouse (possibly an armory) was converted into a cistern in the 16th century. The underground chamber, measuring 34 meters by 34 meters, was constructed with five rows of five stone pillars. The cistern is famous especially for the thin layer of water that covers the floor, and which creates fine and exciting reflections from the little light there is and the spartan shapes of the columns and the roof. Its visual qualities are such that several movies have been filmed within the cavernous space, of which Orson Welles’ Othello is the best known internationally. – El Jadida, Wikipedia

Tami & Chris in Morocco August 2010 – tamichrismorocco.blogspot.com

Offley [Porto] – Villa Nova de Gaia, Portugal – Gaia Son

Oct 9th, 2014

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Founded by William Offley, in 1737, the company gained worldwide fame and prestige under the guidance of Joseph James Forrester, a legendary figure in the history of Porto Wine, who was later appointed Baron by the King of Portugal.

Baron of Forrester, a businessman, oenologist, highly respected taster of wines, artist and cartographer, was one of the most important characters in Porto wine’s history.

The ancestral Offley Cellars offer to their visitors a unique experience in an ambiance where tranquility and silence reign. Offley Forrester – cavesvinhodoporto [dot] com