Cylindrical or prismatic, square or rectangular, simple or elaborate, Algarvian chimneys are a typical feature...

Used for thousands of years to take up water and channel it to the fields, water scoops or norias, “cegonhas” and sluices...

Machines of the past such as tide and water mills, and windmills, fuelled by the forces of nature...

Emblematic of Tavira, an ancient aristocratic city, the four-sided or hipped roof demonstrates a strong Oriental influence in its architecture...

Olhão, a fishing town in the heart of the Algarve, is known as the city of cubes, owing to cube-shaped buildings...

As mentioned earlier, traditional Algarvian architecture reflects the history of the region...