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District: Monchique
Region: Faro, Portugal
Post Code: 8550
Distance from Faro: 90 km
Residents: 10.200
Tourist Info
+351-282 911 189
Police
+351-282 912 828
Fire Brigade
+351-282 912 115
Health Centre
+351-282 910 100
Town Hall
+351-282 912 403 |
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Monchique
The Algarve, Portugal’s highest town |
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| Monchique & surroundings, hotels, holiday villas & apartments, events, restaurants, points of interest, history and many more useful information. |
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With a few exceptions, Monchique has been happily untouched by the invasion of tourism in the last decades. It is located in a saddle formed by the two highest hills of the Algarve, Picota (774 m) and Foia (902 ml). The inhabitants of this town have maintained the rustic atmosphere, and the small dark doorways contain various artisan trades.
The 17th Century Franciscan monastery overlooking the town offers a panoramic view over the peaceful countryside. The surrounding area produces cattle, pigs, cork and wood. It is also the place where the famous Medronho , an excellent strong schnapps is distilled from the fruit of arbutus bushes.
The two hills dominating the landscape offer dramatic views to the southern and western coast of the Algarve. Hidden in the valley south of Picota there is a hot spring site named Fonte Santa that is rumoured to have special healing effects. Already the Romans estimated the sulphuric warm spring water emerging at a constant temperature of 32°C and developed the village of Caldas de Monchique as a Spa.
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Photo below:
View to the Serra de Monchique from Portimao |
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