Praia de Armação de Pêra – the Beauty of the Western Algarve

Each council in the Algarve has its own charm and peculiarity. Silves is very famous for its sightseen locations and the Silves’ Castle must be its biggest attraction but there is more to offer than just its historic side. Take a look below at this Visit Algarve review of Armação de Pêra Beach.

Armação de Pêra Beach

The western end of the beach is still marked by the limestone cliffs that characterize the windward Algarve. To the east, however, begins a wide sandy bay framed by the urban tourist centre of Armação de Pêra, which offers numerous services to beach users.

A pedestrian promenade overlooking the sea, with garden spaces and a panoramic view over the coastline, runs along the central sector of the beach offering sunny terraces. To the east of the beach and doing justice to Armação de Pêra’s long fishing tradition, the sand is occupied by colourful fishing boats and outfitting houses. The name of the beach comes from this being the place where fishermen from the village of Pera (located further inland) set up the “armação” (fishing equipment) that was the basis of their subsistence. After passing Pescadores beach, the human marks fade away and the horizon opens up.

You can then see dunes as far as the eye can see and the wetland that forms at the mouth of the Alcantarilha stream, with its typical vegetation and countless water birds, such as the enormous grey heron or the small and tireless plovers.

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Keywords: Algarve, Silves, Pera

Source: visitalrgarve.pt