Architour Algarve: Architecture, Tours & More

The origins and development of Olhão’s “Cubist Architecture” are explored in detail in the introduction, accompanied by photographs that highlight key features. This is followed by a walking tour of 25 projects through Olhão’s historic fishing neighbourhoods of Barreta and Levante. Several high-profile works are included, such as Casa Pires, Casa Fuseta, O Convento, and Casa Amo r. The tour,provides information on each building’s function, owners, and architect, and uncovers

Modern technology moves fast. You can already edit old photos and convert to video images of the Cubist city of Olhão with AI. The images are sometimes a bit strange, that's because they ‘artificially' produced. A tecnologia moderna avança rapidamente. Já é possível editar fotos antigas da cidade Cubista de Olhão e converter em imagens de vídeo com IA (inteligência artificial). As imagens por vezes ficam um pouco estranhas, mas também são produzidos ‘artificialmente'.

ArchiTourAlgarve wishes you a year of Architectural Discovery

My beloved grandmother, God bless her soul, was a deeply devout Catholic. Her greatest wish was to go on pilgrimage to Lourdes at the end of her life, but she never made it further than Kevelaer — a Marian pilgrimage site just across the German border near Venlo. For us as children, Kevelaer was impressive enough. I especially remember the glowing plastic statuettes of the Virgin Mary in little grottoes with tiny doors that my grandmother brought home and that later adorned o