This photograph was taken from the walls of the 10th Century Moorish castle of Aljezur in the Western Algarve. The castle, set high on the hill, has panoramic views across the rolling countyside, the historic town of Aljezur and to Monchique mountain beyond.
This post is inspired by the WordPress Weekly Photo challenge. This week’s theme is “Beyond”.
Piglet in Portugal 
Lovely landscape! I want to visit it!
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I so have to get here one day
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Lovely! This would also work for Ailsa’s new challenge today! 😉
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Good choice of image for this week theme beyond my friend 🙂
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I quite like your idea of “beyond.”
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thanks Maire my other offering on my photoblog is http://portugalinpictures.wordpress.com/
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Never been to Aljezur. Will have to get to know the Algarve better next time.
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NExt time you are in Lisbon you drive down the WEst coast instead of the motorway. THere are some lovely towns and villages on the way
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Beautiful! I will definitely have to go and visit. It seems very beautiful where you are.
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Hi Didi, the Western Algarve is beautiful and totally unspoilt! WEll worth a visit especially if you like beaches 🙂
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Will have to keep this on my must visit list.
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Nice photo – looks like a lovely place to visit.
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Hi 24/7 Shall we say to the SOF Aljezur is errr “rustic” 🙂
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Ooh, this is a new place to me. On the list for the next visit to Portugal!
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Hi Chica, it’s a lovely little town. I love the beaches there especially Amoreira 🙂
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Lovely photo of ‘beyond’. Thank you PiP for explaining about the word also, ’cause you are the third ‘beyond’ I have ‘met’ this week, but the first to explain!!!!
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that’s “beyond” belief! I bet you were wondering what we were all wittering on about!
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The photos were too interesting and different to stop and wonder 😀 !
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I had to limp back down that hill wearing only one flip flop when the other snapped on me just before we reached the top. Not one of my finer moments, but Aljezur won’t be easily forgotten. Nice photo, Pip.
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Hi Jo, My, that was a long walk! Hope it was not midsummer
Aljezur is steeped in history and a pretty Portuguese town.
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