YELLOW! Do you like it? I do. Welcome to a new "United Colours of Alentejo" series...

While driving throughout Alentejo, I found this small village (Pavia) and, immediately, decided to take some pictures to share here ... enjoy:

The main church:
http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/RECENT/R...11_ibCLP-L.jpg

The "Coreto" (place where local old bands play music upon festivities):
http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/RECENT/R...33_WTZdD-L.jpg

Curious megalithic "Dolmen", right in the middle of the village...it was built was built between the IV and the III millennium BC, having been transformed into a chapel dedicated to St. Denis in the seventeenth century:
http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/RECENT/R...27_aGR9U-L.jpg

http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/RECENT/R...57_6nGj9-L.jpg

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A nice chapel built in a very quite square:
http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/RECENT/R...09_f3tMY-L.jpg

and... some local handicrafts... (aren´t they cute??):
http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/RECENT/R...8_i7pkE-XL.jpg

That´s why when I refer to this region, I call it "The United Colours of Alentejo"!

This one clicked from My Lawn.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...oweryellow.jpg

Hi Rui,

Very nice series, what immediately strikes me is the clean uncluttered look:-
almost zero litter,
no cars,
no horrid parking restriction lines on the cobbles
few overhead cables

While there are TV aerials, no unsightly cables draped on the outside of the houses.

Is it really like this, or have you done a bit of PP 'tidying up' (as I would)?

Thanks,

Olá Rui :)

Nice images you have here. :)
Like Dave, I am astonished how there are no cables... and no people but those two old ladies and two kids. Perhaps it's the hour of the day.:rolleyes:

What stroke me at once is in fact, the absence of people in all the images but one.
Yes, I know it is August and many people are in holidays like yourself traveling to and into the south of this country.
Have you been to Algarve ?

And you know what ? We seat at home in chairs like these :)

Nice holidays :)

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Originally Posted by dharankk9

This one clicked from My Lawn.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...oweryellow.jpg

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Very nice flower!

Rui,

Very nice series.I love the stone(brick?)work in the streets.

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Originally Posted by Dave Humphries

Hi Rui,

Very nice series, what immediately strikes me is the clean uncluttered look:-
almost zero litter,
no cars,
no horrid parking restriction lines on the cobbles
few overhead cables

While there are TV aerials, no unsightly cables draped on the outside of the houses.

Is it really like this, or have you done a bit of PP 'tidying up' (as I would)?

Thanks,

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Thanks Dave. Actually, (at least when I did the pics) things were really like you see. The only subjects I´ve cloned out were some aerial cables to the left of the chapel roof, in the 6th picture.
Reasons for the absence of people, cars, etc.? Well... according to Wikipedia they have only about 6 people per Km2... and moreover, I believe that when I was there, many were at home, owing the 40ºC outside...

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Originally Posted by Antonio Correia

Olá Rui :)

Nice images you have here. :)
Like Dave, I am astonished how there are no cables... and no people but those two old ladies and two kids. Perhaps it's the hour of the day.:rolleyes:

What stroke me at once is in fact, the absence of people in all the images but one.
Yes, I know it is August and many people are in holidays like yourself traveling to and into the south of this country.
Have you been to Algarve ?

And you know what ? We seat at home in chairs like these :)

Nice holidays :)

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Olá António! :)
As I explained before, not many people live there and only crazy people like me dared to go out of the car with a camera and a heavy backpack because of the high temperature...
I´ve not been to Algarve and unfortunately, I suspect that this year is going to be the third one "vacations free"...
Nice to know that you own such beautiful chairs at home. They are really cute :)
Um abraço!

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Originally Posted by Jim B.

Rui,

Very nice series.I love the stone(brick?)work in the streets.

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Thank you Jim. It´s granite and schist.

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Originally Posted by Rui Lopes

~ and moreover, I believe that when I was there, many were at home, owing the 40ºC outside...

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And I thought it was traditionally only "mad dogs and Englishmen" who ventured out in such temperatures
... although I see it was nowhere near noon when they were shot :)

Thanks Rui

Cheers,

I had a headache and found that your peaceful images were great therapy. I could just imagine myself sitting there with no noise, clutter or people...

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Originally Posted by rpcrowe

I had a headache and found that your peaceful images were great therapy. I could just imagine myself sitting there with no noise, clutter or people...

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...what are you waiting for? Come here and rest for a couple of weeks in one of the (several) villages we´ve got like this one! :)

I like the rock, I do like the rock. It is a very small church, and I like the chairs. In fact I like them all. :)

Thank you Steve. I´m glad you do.:)