XVIII CENTURY TILES

Antiques Store, Faro

OVAL WINDOW

Private House, Faro

THE MEANING OF LIFE

"The meaning of life" was the expression the guide used to present me the gargoyles that are overlooking this cloyster in the Museum of the City of Faro. There are 12 gargoyles in the cloyster: one male gargoyle, one female gargoyle, nine pregnant gargoyles and another one holding a baby.

Convento de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Museu Municipal de Faro), 16th century, Faro

CHIMNEY

Convento de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Museu Municipal de Faro), 16th century, Faro

MONSTERS

Museu Municipal de Faro (cloister). Beneath the pregnant gargoyles, these bas-relief flowers in bloom open up like a twisted mouth at their core.

ITALIAN WINDOW

Palácio Episcopal de Faro, Architect Fancisco Xavier Fabri.
Not really full on baroque, but the two-dimensionality is made up for by the charming profiles, which could also be called neoclassical save from the pointed "chinese" pediment on top.

DOOR

A simple baroque door on the street. Faro.

CUPOLA

Convento de Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Museu Municipal de Faro), 16th century, Faro.
This dome is as pure as anything in Renaissance Italy, with a few charming flourishes and soft plaster flaming urns. Inside, simple ribs and palms are the only decoration.

OSSONOBA - ANCIENT PORTUGUESE STUFF

"Mosaico do Oceano de Ossonoba" - More info here.

Museu Municipal de Faro, Faro. This roman mosaic was found in Faro, ancient Ossonoba. The pattern is simple, but its subtle distortions hint at the solution found to adapt it to the size of the room, now long lost.

BLUE CABINS

The restaurant Estaminé is not the only structure on the "Deserta" Island in Faro. Here's some small storage cabins located in the island, made of wood boards and covered with zinc roofs.

Ilha Deserta, Faro