Modern Albufeira roofscapes

And old distillery. I wonder what was produced there?

The blues in the sky (and therefore the sea) show the fab weather that continues on and on. When it breaks, lets hope that it is not too dramatic.

Definitely a distillery Tom? I had been told it was a 'fig factory', not sure why you need a factory for figs though! Maybe that was at another time.
I do wonder why the chimney is still standing.

I thought that all the chimneys were listed buildings because they are nesting sites for storks. Although the gulls seem to chase away any that try to nest in the old town.

where the new carpark is now in the old town...look for the chimney...ahem...nationalized by the camara and financas as cabrito didnt pay up...or so the rumour will have it

Is that the GNR station facing the factory? & wonder if the building with all the windows next to it on the right is the original local town hall.

I think the original town hall was the building next to Sol E Mar which has had a 'for sale' on it for aeons. Hotel California sits where you can see the shrubbery on the hill slope, more or less in the centre of the picture and just by the top of the chimney is the building with the red roof at the end of 'bar street' which was highlighted in the other item.

Cerro Mar in the background, top right.

I will fish around to see if I have the equivalent present-day view. if not, I will see if I can get one over the weekend.

The lady standing in the street at the bottom right looks like she is waiting for The Gold Spot to open, if I have my bearings right.