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Showing posts with label Faro District. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faro District. Show all posts

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Visit the island of Armona - Quelfes

Armona Island is a Portuguese island belongs to the town ofOlhão, being integrated in the Natural Park of Ria Formosa.
The island consists of beaches facing the Ria Formosa and facingthe sea. It has a campground and cabins for hire, is also possible to rent private houses.
Fans of water sports are also on the island of Armona a goodplace to do them. Canoeing, sailing and scuba diving are just some examples. The fishing is also quite popular.
Apart from the inhabited part of the island, there is a section of a more wild, where you can find, for example, chameleons and otherexamples of local fauna.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Visit the Estádio José Archangel - Olhão

The Estadio Jose Archangel, located in the Town of Olhão is the municipal stadium where he plays Sporting Club Olhanense 1st League club football.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Visit the Beach Tesos - Fuseta

The Tesos Beach, located in the Town of Fuseta is a sandy beachwith small, and maritime and inland waterway. It has goodinfrastructure and support is secured.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Visit the Ria Formosa - Olhão

The Ria Formosa is a marsh located in the province of Algarve in Portugal, which covers the municipalities of Loulé, Faro, Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António, covering an area of about 18,400 acres along 60 miles from the river Ancão to the beach of Manta Rota. It was considered one of the most beautiful parks in the Algarve, with a great function and a beautiful habitat. Lard all parishes of the municipality of Olhão.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Visit Castelejo Beach - Vila do Bispo

The Castelejo Beach, located in the Parish of Vila do Bispo, is surrounded by rock formations of black shales, which contrast with the white sand. The cliffs, high and steep, are formed by layers of sediment. Beach with excellent conditions for surfing.
The northern part of the beach is a good place for harvesting shellfish.
The beach offers infrastructure support (toilet, restaurant, Parking)

Visit Cordoama Beach - Vila do Bispo

Cordoama Beach, located in the Parish of Vila do Bispo, has an extensive beach, surrounded by cliffs and is very quiet. This beach runs into a small stream. The beach has excellent conditions for practicing sports such as bodyboarding and surfing.

Visit Murração Beach - Vila do Bispo

The Murração Beach, located in the Parish of Vila do Bispo is a rocky beach, but it has a wide sandy beach and is surrounded by a landscape of great beauty.
The beach and its surroundings are an almost natural state, with difficult access, so it is chosen by many naturalists, because of its tranquility and indescribable beauty.
There is no lifeguard has infrastructure support.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Visit Belly Beach - Vila do Bispo

Belly Beach, located in the Parish of Vila do Bispo, is surrounded by lawns natural view, both at the mouth of small stream and in the low dunes that surround it, then protected by a broad sandy cliffs and huge black.
This is a quiet beach, with several spots generated by clipping the cliffs. At low tide you can get the sand by the other two beaches (and Cordoama Castelejo)

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Visit the Monument "Barn in the Algarve - Vila do Bispo

The Monument "Barn in the Algarve, located in the Parish of Vila do Bispo, portrays the fact that until about three decades ago, Vila do Bispo, have been regarded as the center of the Algarve cereal producer, receiving in the epithet "The Barn of the Algarve." In the Monumento a spike represents exactly that amount and the rings represent the hills of the county.

Visit the Viewpoint of Cordoama - Vila do Bispo

The Viewpoint of Cordoama, located in the Parish of Vila do Bispo, allows a magnificent view over the endless ocean and the beautiful sandy beaches Castelejo, Cordoama and Belly.
Unfortunately, access to the viewpoint is by dirt road that is not the best conditions, but the picture can be seen here that makes it worth the journey.

Visit the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Vila do Bispo

The Church of Our Lady of Conception, located in the Parish of Vila do Bispo, has a facade typical of the art of the century. XVIII, with door and door surmounted by a curved pediment.
The central nave is lined with blue tiles with the theme of pitchers and dolphins in 1726. Trough roof with painted boxes. In the altarpiece of gilded altar (XVIII), the image of Our Lady of Conception (early sixteenth century), patroness of the church.
Two side altars with carved altarpieces and images of the century.XVIII and panels depicting Saint Peter and Saint Paul (XVI).

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Visit Tonel Beach - Sagres

The beach of Tonel, located in the Town of Sagres, next to the Sagres Fortress, allowing a good view of Cape St. Vincent, is a sheltered beach despite strong winds that are felt in this area and has good conditions for surfing and diving.

Visit Awning Beach - Sagres

The Beach Awning, located in the Town of Sagres, a quiet beach is difficult due to the extensive road access and pedestrian trail to the beach. It is the last beach to the west before the Cape St. Vincent and surprised by the beauty and diversity of rock formations.

Visit Martinhal Beach - Sagres

The Martinhal beach, located in the village of Sagres, has an extensive sandy beach surrounded by a wide bay with small islands on the beachfront. Is protected from winds from the west and southwest by the end of Whaling. It offers good conditions for practicing surf and bodyboard. The cliffs facing the beach are of extraordinary beauty with caves and hollows.

Visit Praia do Barranco - Sagres

Praia do Barranco, located in the Town of Sagres is a small shell-shaped beach very quiet, surrounded by dunes. The beauty of the underwater area around the beach's attraction for many divers.

Visit Beliche Beach - Sagres

The Bunk Beach, located in the Town of Sagres is a very quiet beach frequented by lovers windsurfing, recreational fishing and diving. There is a huge cave on the beach much sought after. Access to the beach and made by a staircase.

Visit Praia da Ponta Blondie - Sagres

Praia da Ponta redhead, located in the Town of Sagres beach is a small and isolated, characterized by a reddish rock that gives him his name. This beach does not have surveillance, is frequented by nudists.

Visit Mareta Beach - Sagres

The Mareta Beach, located in the parish of Sagres has an extensive beach and is sheltered, as it is protected, the cable of Sagres, the westerly winds. This beach has good conditions for snorkelling where there are many underwater delights of a coast dotted with caves and hollows. It also conditions for surfing.

Visit the Port of Whaling - Sagres

The Port of Whaling, located in the Town of Sagres, is essentially a fishing port.