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Armação de Pêra |
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The name Armação de Pêra is a reminder of the
past when it was still
a fishing community. This used to be no more than just a long stretched
beach with a collection of shacks, where the fishermen of the nearby
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Since the sixties, Armação de Pêra, boasting one of the finest and longest sandy beaches of the Algarve, has become a popular location for both Portuguese and international tourists. arschijnlijk te danken aan het kilometerslange zandstrand dat zich uitstrekt naar het oosten. Recently, also the west part, with charming and peaceful beaches, hidden between high cliffs, has been developed with more elegant hotels and luxurious resorts. |
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Here you can find the little chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rocha, dominating a high cliff that drops into the sea. It is said that no fisherman around here, sets off into the sea without directing a little prayer to the holy virgin. |
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Arch of the 'Forte' |
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Fishing boats on the beach |
Capela da Nossa Senhora da Rocha |
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Except for the long beach, with all kinds of watersports facilities and a nice promenade, also visit the old part of Armação de Pêra (with a pedestrian street) offering a couple nice and cosy restaurants serving fresh seafood, several bars and also a disco and a cinema. |
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You will notice that the fishermen are not yet out of the daily picture of this town: part of the beach is still taken by many colourful fishing boats. So you can be sure that the local market has a rich offer of freshly caught fish every day (with the largest offer on saturdays and wednesdays). |
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Near to Armação de Pêra
are the little towns of Porches and Alcantarilha and a little further inland, the historic city of |
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