Perched on a hill, Alte is one of the prettiest villages of the Algarve. Our generous host Pedro insisted we borrow their car for a trip out,
The weather was decidedly changeable so how could we refuse, we certainly landed on our feet when we arrived at 'Motorhome Friends' !
So we headed inland to Alte and spent the day wandering the narrow streets of pretty painted houses typical of the Algarve.
We visited the 16th century church Nossa Senhora de Assunçao and the water source Fonte Grande on the edge of the village where the women would meet to do their washing and share the village gossip.
The area is now a tranquil riverside picnic area dedicated to a famous poet who was born in Alte,the walls of the area are decorated with beautiful blue and white tiles inscribed with some of the works of the poet.
All this sightseeing made us hungry so we stopped for lunch in a restaurant overlooked by the church and just for a while we sat and watched the world pass us by.
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