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Showing posts with label Quelfes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quelfes. Show all posts

Monday, December 27, 2010

Visit the Ribeira de Quatrim - Quelfes

Visit the Armona Island Beach - Quelfes

Armona Island Beach, located on the Armona Island and belongs to the geographical area of the Town of Quelfes.
To reach the beach there are regular boat from Faro, Olhão and Fuseta, then you must go through the maze of sand and mud of the Ria Formosa. The sand barrier is consistent and very wide, the beach is out of sight and extends to the east, to the beach Fuseta, providing moments of tranquility for those who enjoy hiking or have a private boat. The sand banks along the bar demarcating delicious natural pools. Here too we can observe the rich flora and aromatic dune fields, as well as enjoy the warm winds from the east and enjoy the fiery sunset tones invariably sunsets.
The currents along the bar are usually very strong, requiring caution.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Visit Ria Beach - Quelfes

Ria Beach, located on the Armona Island, Olhão Town of, is washed by the waters of Ria Formosa.

Visit the Roman Bridge Quelfes

The Roman Bridge Quelfes, also known as Old Bridge Quelfes, was built in the first century AD, and rebuilt on several occasions, considered one of the most important road structures at the time of Roman occupation exist today within the eastern Algarve.
Its structure is relatively modest, assuming then that it was a bridge crossing a side road connection to any land and private villas.
With a historic status, the bridge is mostly recognized because of their vicinity Napoleon's troops were defeated on June 18, 1808.
The Roman Bridge has recently undergone restoration work in 2005.

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.