Silves.

Aug. 25th, 2013 01:56 pm
sister_luck: (Default)
[personal profile] sister_luck
Silves is a town in the hinterland. Mostly known for its castle and its cathedral.

Here are some pictures:





The Moorish castle sitting atop the town - you can't see the houses here, they're all out front.

Walking up from the car park:



Inside there was an exhibition on Pirates and they were preparing the grounds for the annual Medieval Fair when the whole town goes back into the past and they re-enact history in the streets.





We walked along the castle walls and looked down towards the river Arade. In the grounds the fountains of the faux-Moorish gardens were switched off, probably in preparation of the festival.

The Cathedral:







Most of Silves hasn't been spruced up as you can see from the houses on the left.

I believe this is the town hall:



A pink confectionery of a house:



On the walk back to the car park:





Old tractor:



If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting

Profile

sister_luck: (Default)
sister_luck

November 2020

S M T W T F S
1234567
891011121314
151617 18192021
22232425262728
2930     

Most Popular Tags

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags