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At 902 m the highest point in the Algarve, with views over the serra, the coast and, on clear days, Cape St Vincent.
Verified: 2026-04-06
Key spots worth your time — with practical info to plan fast.
At 902 m the highest point in the Algarve, with views over the serra, the coast and, on clear days, Cape St Vincent.
Verified: 2026-04-06
A tiny spa village in a wooded valley, with thermal springs known since Roman times and 19th-century buildings around a shady square.
Verified: 2026-04-06
The romantic ruins of a 17th-century Franciscan convent on the hill above the town, damaged by the 1755 earthquake.
Verified: 2026-04-06
A 16th-century church with a Manueline doorway carved like knotted ropes.
Marked walking routes through cork and chestnut woods, including a stage of the Via Algarviana and the climb to Picota.