Our first stop at the Algarve was at Armação de Pêra, where we found a nice, spacious campsite, from where we could easily explore the cliffs to the west and the endless beach to the east of the town.
Besides of exploring the surroundings, we also enjoyed the campsite (there was some knitting and crocheting in progress) and even more the big choice of restaurants in town.
Our next destination was Fuseta, a smaller town at the Ria Formosa. What had brought us specifically to Fuseta were the detective stories “Lost in Fuseta” by Gil Ribeiro, which we love. How funny to go to the same bar and restaurant, and walk through the same streets as the protagonists. Even the campsite is mentioned in the stories.
Fuseta has a nice beach at the lagoon, but you can also take a ferry from the harbour to the island. We walked all the way to the eastern end and back, enjoying the sea and beach.
The next day, we went on a boat tour through the Ria Formosa and visited the island of Armona. How fascinating that this landscape was created by the huge earthquake and seaquake of 1755, when the chain of islands emerged from the sea and formed the lagoon.
Armona is a 9 km long island, which has about 1000 permanent inhabitants. There are no roads or cars on the island, and the children take the ferry boat to Olhão to go to school. A walk way leads from the jetty to the seaside, where a long pristine beach awaits the day tourists, but it is a long walk. (We didn’t make it in the time we had).
The Algarve has fascinated us again, and it is understandable why so many tourists come here. We, for sure, will come again. But for us, it is now “Goodbye Portugal” as we are heading to Spain and soon to Morocco. More soon!
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