Armação de Pêra
The Holiday Inn Algarve is situated in the small town of Armação de Pêra in the Algarve.
Location: Midway along the south coast of Portugal, 11 kms West of Albufeira, 13 kms East of Portimao and 50 kms West of Faro & the airport.
South facing on low lying cliffs with a fairly flat area between a main road promenade and the main national road.
Armação de Pêra offers one of the best sandy beaches in the Algarve. The beach is long, wide and sandy, backed by cliffs at one end and it is possible to walk for miles along this beach, past the golf course at Salgados and on towards Gale.
The old part of the town still retains much of its original charm, although the town has grown at a tremendous rate over the past few years. The Old Casino often hosts art exhibitions showing work from local artists and there is a church and a fort in the old part of town. In nearby Alcantarilha, there is another old chapel which may be of interest to the holidaymaker.
There is a local market which is held every Saturday morning, as well as the ´Lota´ on the fisherman’s beach. This is where the catch of the day is sold to the many local restaurants.
There are many bars & restaurants along the beach front, look out for `Pedro´s Bar` and Rocha Palha right on the beach.
On the opposite side of the road - set back from the beach there are many more to choose from: Tasca and O Serol serve excellent fish dishes as well traditional meat dishes. There are Chinese restaurants as well as our own famous Indian Restaurant ` Raj at Garbe´ (you can check out the menu on our website). Generally the food served at all the local restaurants is excellent. Most places have a varied menu of grilled meat or fresh fish usually served with salad or fresh vegetables and at least one vegetarian dish.
Going West, the next resort area is called Senhora da Rocha. This boasts two lovely coves and a small chapel situated between the two coves on the cliff top. The smaller fisherman’s cove can be accessed through some caves from the other larger cove.
Going further West and slightly inland there is the village of Porches which also has a lovely old church. Here you will find a couple of very nice coffee bars, along with some very good restaurants. Not far from here is the famous Porches Pottery, where you can see them decorating the pots!
South facing on low lying cliffs with a fairly flat area between a main road promenade and the main national road.
Armação de Pêra offers one of the best sandy beaches in the Algarve. The beach is long, wide and sandy, backed by cliffs at one end and it is possible to walk for miles along this beach, past the golf course at Salgados and on towards Gale.
The old part of the town still retains much of its original charm, although the town has grown at a tremendous rate over the past few years. The Old Casino often hosts art exhibitions showing work from local artists and there is a church and a fort in the old part of town. In nearby Alcantarilha, there is another old chapel which may be of interest to the holidaymaker.
There is a local market which is held every Saturday morning, as well as the ´Lota´ on the fisherman’s beach. This is where the catch of the day is sold to the many local restaurants.
There are many bars & restaurants along the beach front, look out for `Pedro´s Bar` and Rocha Palha right on the beach.
On the opposite side of the road - set back from the beach there are many more to choose from: Tasca and O Serol serve excellent fish dishes as well traditional meat dishes. There are Chinese restaurants as well as our own famous Indian Restaurant ` Raj at Garbe´ (you can check out the menu on our website). Generally the food served at all the local restaurants is excellent. Most places have a varied menu of grilled meat or fresh fish usually served with salad or fresh vegetables and at least one vegetarian dish.
Going West, the next resort area is called Senhora da Rocha. This boasts two lovely coves and a small chapel situated between the two coves on the cliff top. The smaller fisherman’s cove can be accessed through some caves from the other larger cove.
Going further West and slightly inland there is the village of Porches which also has a lovely old church. Here you will find a couple of very nice coffee bars, along with some very good restaurants. Not far from here is the famous Porches Pottery, where you can see them decorating the pots!
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