Key spots worth your time — with practical info to plan fast.
One of the longest beaches in the central Algarve — a wide arc of pale sand running east from the fishing harbour below the seafront promenade.
Verified: 2026-06-08
The working heart of town — coloured boats hauled onto the sand below the fort, the morning catch, and the jetty where coast and cave tours cast off.
Verified: 2026-06-08
The surviving seafront wall of the town's 17th-century fort — arms door, crowned shield and the date 1667 — raised against Barbary corsairs.
Verified: 2026-06-08
The fishermen's chapel on the fort's ground — a tiny single-nave 18th-century church to Santo António and Our Lady of the Afflicted, facing the sea.
Verified: 2026-06-08
A coastal lagoon behind the dunes east of town — flamingos, herons and one of the Algarve's best birdwatching boardwalks over the reeds.
Verified: 2026-06-08
The quieter beach just east of the centre — soft sand backed by low cliffs and garden-fringed resorts, where the long strand begins to empty out.
Verified: 2026-06-08
