Today I'm skipping Cornwall and heading further afield for my Sun on Saturday fix and we're off to Odeceixe in the Algarve region of Portugal. You'll remember we had a week there back in June 2014 and this is the first post I'm sharing from there. Yes I know, I'm hanging my head in shame...
Odeceixe (pronounced similar to o-de-SHAYSH) is a small little town which tumbles down the hillside on the borders of the Algarve and Alentejo regions; the Alentejo region is one of those rare places we've visited twice, and even rarer because I could go back again at the drop of a hat. It's breathtakingly beautiful and life there looks oh so simple. On our first visit in October 2012 we walked a section of the newly opened Rota Vicentina and despite our sand-filled shoes we had a great time. On our last trip we took things slightly easier and stayed in one place and used that as our base, at some point I'll share pictures of where we stayed but right now we've got a windmill to find!
Both of our visits have been about walking rather than the beach thing, but there are beautiful beaches there and the one at Odeceixe is reportedly a good one. Shortly after arriving in Odeceixe and parking we spied the windmill at the top of the hill and set out to get a closer look. I mean, wouldn't you?