Parish church of Alvor
A 16th-century church at the top of the village, with one of the finest Manueline doorways in the Algarve.
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A 16th-century church at the top of the village, with one of the finest Manueline doorways in the Algarve.
The few surviving walls of the medieval castle, now a small garden in the old village.
A protected estuary of channels, salt marsh and sandbanks, rich in birds and shellfish, with fishing boats moored by the village.
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Several kilometres of flat wooden walkways across the dunes, between the estuary and the ocean beach.
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A huge, wide beach of fine sand stretching east from the village, with plenty of room even in August.
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Named after three rocks at the water's edge, the beach where Alvor's sands meet the cliffs, coves and caves.
Verified: 2026-03-26