Site Mirador - Zavial Battery, Algarve, Portugal
Portugal,Algarve, Zavial Battery.
Loud waves crash against the stone cliff with power. The strong portuguese sun hits hard on the ground projecting sharp, dark shadows. The landscape reveals itself with extreme beauty. Here, facing the ocean, once stood the Zavial Battery watchtower. Today only the low ruins remain. Between these ancient ruins a new tower arises. A concrete construction that offers shelter and guides the visitor through a meditative and sensory journey. Silence and darkness welcome the visitor in the entrance room (1). Informations panels are discreetly disposed on the side walls. The path continues through the open-air stairs (2). The visitor is invited to contemplate the horizon from higher and higher positions and explore the landscape 360 degrees (2). Surrounded by walls and just open to the sky (3), a final room, contemplative and introspective space, ends this walk. At night (4), a faint light comes from the tower, a call for the explorers to this fantastic place.
