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More : - Praia da Luz and Burgau - Espiche and Almádena
Barőes de Săo Joĺo and Miguel - Val de Boi, Budens and Boca do Rio
Figueira, Salema and Raposeira - Vila
do Bispo, Sagres and Cape St. Vincent
A village on the main EN 125,
with roads that lead south to Praia da Luz, and north to Barăo de Săo Joăo. Going into
the village, rather than by-passing it on the main road, you will find several restaurants
and bars.
More active than Almádena, in the sense of the community, the 'Espichense' have their own
church, their own sports club and hold village parties and
dances.
Vale Grifo and Tiffany's Riding Centre are only two kilometres
away, to the west!
For accommodation for 4 to 5 people try Horta da
Avozinha, just north of Espiche,
or Bed and Breakfast is available at Belo Horizonte, the Guest House next door
to Tiffany's.
Some pictures of Espiche
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Espiche from the EN125 (1999) |
The Public Fountain (and bus stop) (1999) | Going to collect water (1999) |
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| Palmtree on the old main road (1999) | A Well, with a Nora | Countryside to the North |
A small, but rapidly expanding, village that now
boasts three restaurants (O Celeiro, O Poço and O Convivio) and several bars. There is also a small market for farmers'
produce and two small 'Mini-mercado's.
A Community Centre is under construction (2006)
There's not much more of note about it, but Vale Grifo and Tiffany's Riding Centre are only a kilometre away
to the east!
Some pictures of Almádena
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| Looking north to Almádena,
with the National Forest on the hills behind. (A lot more houses there now!) |
Locally known as the
"Roman" farm, this certainly dates to the 17th century |
The old Windmill at the back of the village |
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| Local Transport (1999) | The Well square (1999) | The old Laundry (1999) |
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