Caldeirada Festival in Armação de Pêra

 

The Annual Caldeirada Festival in Armação de Pêra will be taking place this year from Friday, 27th until Sunday, 29th May.

A number of local restaurants, including our Por do Sol Restaurant participate, and as well as serving Caldeirada we will also have other typical dishes available. The Holiday Inn will serve its ´Caldeirada feast` for dinner and both hotel guests and local residents are invited to join the celebrations.

“Caldeirada” is a typical Algarvian dish which consists of stewed fish and sea food with potatoes, onions ,tomatoes, pimentos, spices wine and olive oil.

For more information please contact Holiday Inn Algarve, Armação de Pêra info@hialgarve.com Tel: 282 320 260

A walk through Armação de Pêra

 

Stand up Paddle to Benagil Caves

 

Guest Post - Discover Blue Experiences

A team that inspires you to go on an sea adventure

Blue Xperiences Stand-up Paddle and SURF school is a family business passionate about the best the Algarve has to offer: the sun, the beaches, the weather, the sea and fantastic people!

We are located in one of the most visited places for holidaymakers in the Algarve, Armação de Pêra. A magnificent bay in the south of Portugal, with a beach awarded the distinction of gold in quality.

We inspire our clients to go on some adventures and discover the unexpected Algarve with a local guide, SUP (Stand Up Paddle) experiences at the famous Benagil Caves, fossil observation, and Surf lessons.

Our super team, has Bruno a team leader, he is a Stand-up Paddle and Surf Coach, sea passionate and watersport fan. During his childhood, Bruno spent a lot of time with the fishermen at the Armação de Pêra beach, where he learned about the Algarve coastline. Today, stand up paddle is Bruno’s passion. In his tours, he shares his knowledge about the Benagil Caves in a sustainable, nature-friendly way. Here are Bruno’s inside tips for local hidden gems in the Algarve.

We inspire our clients to venture out and discover this beautiful peace of land with our Stand-up Paddle experiences, SURF courses, guided Surf trips, interior routes, nature walks, fossil observation, cave visits and cliff walks.

More information:

Bruno Valente

www.bluexperiences.pt info@bluexperiences.pt  +351964596969

BUCKET LIST – Armação de Pêra

Top Things to do - Armação de Pêra

Walk along the long sandy beach
Armação de Pêra beach is one of the longest beaches in the Algarve, extending east towards Salgados beach.

Take a Boat trip or Paddle board to the nearby Benagil Cave
The famous Benagil Cave is just 20 minutes by boat from Armação de Pêra – we recommend that you get there by boat – ask at reception and we can book your trip.

Visit the farmers fruit and vegetable market on Saturday morning
Not just fruit and vegetables, it is also possible to buy sausages and cheese from the Alentejo, typical cakes, honey, the famous spicy piri-piri sauce, dried fruit and nuts, not forgetting the freshly caught fish.

Visit Fisherman’s beach and see the fishermen bring in their catch
Less than ten minutes walk along the beach east from the Hotel you will find the Fisherman’s beach of Armação de Pera with its traditional boats and fishing shacks. Take some photos of the local fishermen whilst they mend their nets and prepare the boats. Enjoy the excitement, when the boats arrive and are towed in by tractor with their freshly caught fish.

Enjoy the sunset from the Holiday Inn Algarve terrace
Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under.” – C. JoyBell C.
Our terrace is the perfect place for enjoying a sundowner at the end of the day.

Eat fish, fish and fish in Zé Leiteiro
All you can eat freshly grilled fish, potatoes and salad. Not to be missed.

Go Scuba Diving
Visit the Armação de Pêra reef - the largest low-surface rocky reef in Portugal, believed to be over 25,000 years old – ask at reception and we can book your trip.