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Carvoeiro Description
This was a very small intimate fishing village that has lost any resemblance to
its modest origins. In 1965 a foreign resident wrote about the place - “the mode
of living remains essentially medieval”. Then there came the tourists and the
money. Today, the village spreads to the east and west with expensive villas and
comfortable holiday apartments. The one and only village street has now become
three, each lined with bars, smart restaurants and tourist shops. Happily, there
are still examples of the older quaint small houses tucked in between the more
recent ones. A 36-Hole Golf & Holiday Complex can be found to the west of the
village together with a well run Tennis Centre. To the east and on the outskirts
is a further 9-Hole Course. A couple of Lawn Bowling Clubs add to the choice of
sport. The area has long been considered a excellent area for tourist to acquire
property and also due to the variety and pleasure provided its many small
beaches. High cliffs surround most of these, and some of which have eroded to
create beckoning dark caves most of which are only accessible at low tide.
Beaches to visit are Praia de Centianes, Praia de Carvalho, Praia de Benagil,
Praia de Marinha and Praia da Albandeira.
Carvoeiro Nearby Locations
To the west and near to Carvoeiro is the village of Ferragudo, which still
remains as a virtually un-spoilt small fishing village. Lagoa, the nearby area
administrative town is also close to the birth place of the 11th Century renown
Arab poet "Ibn Ammar". Inland is the typical inland small village of Porches.
Another place that is a must to be visited is the inland historic and
interesting city of Silves with its remains of its castle as a reminder of its
greater past.
Carvoeiro Map (Click Here)
Carvoeiro Golf
Balaia ·
Gramacho ·
Pine Cliffs ·
Pinta ·
Salgados ·
Silves ·
Vale de Milho
Faro Airport Transfer to Carvoeiro
Faro Taxi to Carvoeiro
Carvoeiro Weather
     
Carvoeiro Information
 800 296 296 - Support to Tourists
112 - SOS
282 341 120 - Town Hall (Lagoa)
282 357 320 - Emergency Treatment
282 357 728 - Tourist Office
Carvoeiro Beaches
Praia do Algar Seco
Praia de Albandeira
Praia do Benegil
Praia dos Caneiros
Praia do Carvalho
Praia de Carvoeiro
Praia Grande
Praia da Marinha
Praia do Pintadinho
Praia Vale de Centianes
Praia do Vale da Lapa
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