Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Algarve Tourism Plans
Over the years, many illegal (and dubiously built) dwellings have sprung up on the islands in the Algarve's Ria Formosa Nature Reserve.
After much arguing and infighting, it's been decided that many of them will have to be demolished. As part of the Polis (the overall plan for the Reserve), families will be rehoused as their homes come under the bulldozer. One only hopes that the new homes will be in sensible locations for men who make a subsistence living from fishing.
And much of the reasoning behind this plan is to boost Algarve tourism. Personally, I'd rather see the rambling outlines of the present homes than a committee's idea of what a tourist attraction should be.
After much arguing and infighting, it's been decided that many of them will have to be demolished. As part of the Polis (the overall plan for the Reserve), families will be rehoused as their homes come under the bulldozer. One only hopes that the new homes will be in sensible locations for men who make a subsistence living from fishing.
And much of the reasoning behind this plan is to boost Algarve tourism. Personally, I'd rather see the rambling outlines of the present homes than a committee's idea of what a tourist attraction should be.
