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Loule, Algarve, Portugal - Loulé Carnival. With over 100 years of history, the carnival in Loule is the oldest carnival celebration in Portugal. Every year since 1906, the town of Loulé in the Algarve has been transformed into a colourful festival site that attracts thousands of visitors. A special feature of the carnival are the elaborately decorated floats. Each float is adorned with handmade paper flowers that symbolise the almond blossom of the Algarve

Date

Mar 03, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

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BRK25D88_078

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No

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No

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Rights managed

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68,7Mb (5,4Mb) / 19,8in x 13,5in / 5944 x 4038 (300dpi)

Keywords

old building old buildings house houses home homes building buildings structure construction constructions square squares Platz place places city cities town urban urban municipal urban environment architecture architecture carnival carnival Fasnacht Carnival night festival festivals celebration celebrations festivity dance dances dancer dancers history audience audiences visitor visitors politics politics alley alleys lane street streets lanes alleyway pedestrian area pedestrian areas pedestrian zone pedestrian street pedestrian streets pedestrian zones pedestrian pedestrians passer-by passers-by embellished ornate ornamented caparisoned ornated retail retailer dance dancing dances movement movements motion year years humor joke humour deciduous tree deciduous trees deciduous trees tree trees tree blossom tree blossom almond blossom almond blossoms blossom blossoms bloom blooms flower flowers spring spring springtime in May season seasons mask masks costume costumes disguise cladding Algarve Portugal tourist tourists Holidaymaker Holidaymakers holiday holidays vacation vacations colorful colourful variegated multicoloured multi-coloured multi-colored different coloured Colourfully coloured colorfully colored color Many-colored Europe Europe's tourism custom customs tradition traditions row of houses rows of houses house facade house front house facades house fronts house row Houses line village town place spot small town small towns typical characteristic traditional traditionally consumption shopping shoppings rose pink rosy Rose (pink) Brazilian decorative decoratively historic historical historically tourist attraction tourist attractions place of interest Famous Place Famous Places sight landmark tourist landmark places of interest tourist spot flowering blooming blooms in flower blossoming blossom flowering joke jokes Portuguese culture cultures criticism road roads street streets Straße old town old towns historic center historic centre historic city centre historic city center historic old town historic part historical old town old city old district Old town area old historic town folksy folkloric popularly folkloristic female dancer female dancers shop shopping shops buying Rosaceae Rosaceae Rosaceae unusual exceptional extraordinary unusually exceptionally decoration decorations decorative item decorative items decor decorated adorned decorates fun political overview overviews Overlook Overlooking view view of View of overlook outlook facing view into view over procession processions pageant pageants parade festive festively street scene street scenes Straßenbild Street Photography joyful happy jolly glad cheerful merry happily cheerfully joyfully serene old oldest Southern Europe South Europe celebrate celebrating celebrates happiness everyday life daily routine european Almond tree Almond trees Prunus amygdalus Prunus dulcis lifestyle lifestyles person persons Human being People human humans individual individuals comical funny humorous comic public festival annual fair funfair fair annual fairs fun fair folk festival folk festivals Volksfest Laufsport Carnival Monday Rose Monday Shrove Monday Rosenmontag Carnival Monday procession Rose Monday procession caricature caricatures cartoon native indigenous natives local locals party parties special especially journey Trip travel voyage voyages embellishment embellishments decoration decorations humorous jokey joking outdoor shot exterior view exterior views outdoor shots exterior exterior exterior photograph outdoor photo exterior photographs outdoor photos Five People 5 people carnival mask carnival masks town view city view cityscape view of the city city scape city portrait townscape city scapes cityscapes townscapes city portraits Urban view carnival procession carnival processions carnival parade Fasnetsumzug carnival parades event events characteristic feature characteristic features particularity particularities feature features townscape townscapes local view view of the village town view Overview of the town float floats Theme float Theme floats commemorative float commemorative floats Amygdaleae Amygdaleae Amygdaleae convert converting convert transform transforming transforms transformed turns urban life city life outside outdoors outdoor out open sky city festival city festivals street festival street festivals street party ordinary mundane everyday carnival procession Downtown midtown city center city centre town center Town centre Inner city Inner town in the centre of Old Town Lane Old Town Alley Old Town Street Old Town Lanes Old Town Alleys Old Town Streets Old City Alley View over the city View over the town view on the city view of the town Faro District blossom time flowering time flowering season in blossom main road main roads Main Street main street main streets town centre centre of strip mall retail strip Shopping mile Shopping street Commercial Street Shopping streets Commercial Streets strip malls retail strips Shopping miles handmade handcraft handcrafted Historic quarters Historic districts Historic district Historic quarter Loule front frontage facade facades façade Street view road view fair carnival Carnival party Paper flower