Portimão

Fortaleza de Santa Catarina

Portimão

Rectangular fortress with a turret at each angle, based on a high and steep rock. Inside there is a small chapel in honor of Santa Catarina. It works as access to the beach/marina of Portimão through a staircase and provides …

Praia dos Três Castelos

Portimão

Beach located next to Praia da Rocha, also known as Praia do Branquinho. It is equally cosmopolitan and touristy, with flat sand and clear waters. At the top of the cliff there is a viewpoint offering beautiful views. In the …

Praia dos Três Irmãos

Portimão

Beach located side by side with Alvor Beach, similar to this one, with extensive sand beachand beautiful indentations in the rock. Highlight for several restaurants serving typical dishes of the region.

Praia do Alvor

Portimão

Large beach, very touristy and well-equipped. The location of the beach stands out, since it is located next to one of the most important wetlands in the country, which is home to migratory birds. It has infrastructure for the practice …

Praia do Vau

Portimão

Long sandy beach, embedded in a cliff. Here the sea is calm, and the water is of good quality, being one of the most sought after places in the summer by both national and foreign tourists. In the vicinity there …

Casino da Praia da Rocha

Portimão

Part of the Hotel Algarve Casino, the Praia da Rocha Casino is the most modern and one of the best on the Algarve coast. It has a restaurant, a concert hall with capacity for 250 people and a slot machine …

Ruínas Romanas da Quinta da Abicada

Portimão

Roman villa with two peristyles, one hexagonal and the other square, both with tiled floors. One of the great attractions of this place is the existence of polychrome mosaics, with geometric motifs. This station provided materials from the 1st to …

Autódromo Internacional do Algarve

Portimão

The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve was opened in 2008 and is one of the best and most modern European circuits. Its layout allows for 64 versions, including models approved by the FIA for Formula 1 and by the FIM for …

Quinta Pedagógica de Portimão

Portimão

The Pedagogical Farm of Portimão, in Aldeia Nova da Boavista, in Portimão, seeks to recreate the structures of traditional rural farms. In an area of two hectares, divided into different cultivation areas, animal shelter, a lake area, green and leisure …

Zona Ribeirinha de Portimão

Portimão

The Portimão seafront has a wide pedestrian avenue, all of it with typical Portuguese pavement. Palm trees along the way lend an exotic atmosphere to the place. Garden benches are a good excuse to sit and rest for a while, …

Museu de Portimão

Portimão

Museum installed in an old large canning factory, the Fábrica Féu Hermanos. Permanent exhibitions focus on the factory's classical and industrial archeology, while temporary exhibitions are usually related to photography and painting. The Museum's assets are made up of industrial …

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição/ Igreja Matriz de Portimão

Portimão

The Nossa Senhora da Conceição Church was built at the end of the 15th century, damaged by the 1755 earthquake, and then rebuilt in the 18th century. A new reconstruction in the 19th century gave it the current configuration. Of …