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Portimão: Invitation to a virtual tour |
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| You are invited to take a virtual tour around Portimao, one of the major economic and tourist centres of the Algarve, Portugal! |
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| Portimão: Rio Arade |
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| The aerial photo depicts the mouth of the Arade river with Portimão and the beach of Praia da Rocha. In the foreground you can see the rocky coast of Ferragudo. The Rio Arade originates in the Serra do Caldeirão and its mouth is at Portimão where it flows into the Atlantic. During the Moorish period the lower part of the river was navigable, connecting Xelb (today Silves) with its harbour, Portimão. Nowadays the river is silted, and in its delta various species of water birds, including flamingos, nest. |
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