Ecovia Litoral 3 - Gallery

Ecovia Litoral do Algarve 3

Portimão - Sagres

Portimao: Aerial view

View to the city of Portimão, situated on the estuary mouth of the river Arade. in the foreground left you can see the marina, and the bay of Alvor in the background.

Penina Hotel & Golf Resort

Mexilhoeira Grande

View from the Ria do Alvor towards Mexilhoera Grande and the hills of the Serra de Monchique

Ria de Alvor

iew to wen direction: Maia Praia and Lagos

Palmares Golf

Hole 13: view over the bay of Lagos to the Ponta de Piedade

Lagos Meia Praia

View over the city of Lagos and the marina to the bay of Lagos and the long sandy beach of Meia Praia

 

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Lagos: Praia do Pinhão

This beautiful beach is situated on the Golden Coast (Costa d'Oiro) of the bay of Lagos.

Praia da Luz: Coastline

View to western direction from cliff-top of the Rocha Negra

Praia da Boca do Rio

Beach on the Algarvian coast between Burgau and Salema in the municipality of Vila do Bispo. The Ribeira de Budens is empting here into the Atlantic Ocean.

 

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Vila do Bispo

View to the village from southern direction on the road from Sagres. In the background you see a row of wind turbines, benefitting from the strong winds in this area.

Vila do Bispo: Roteiro Megalitico

The menhirs are of Neolithic origin and date to around 5000 B.C. It is known that they were "imported" into their current positions as they are of a Carboniferous Limestone, as opposed to the Jurassic Limestone that outcrops on the hills underfoot.

Sagres: Fortress

The Fortaleza de Sagres (Fortress of Sagres), located south-west of Sagres on a small headland with a length of about 1 km and steep cliffs, is a monument of national importance.

Sagres: Praia do Tonel

View from the Fortaleza de Sagres (Sagres Fortress) to the Praia do Tonel, espacially popular among surfers.

Fortalezza Beliche

The walls of this little fort nestle to the steep rugged rocks, almost 50m above the sea. It has been part of the former fortifications around the strategical important harbour of Sagres and was destroyed by Francis Drake in 1587.

Cabo de São Vicente, Sagres

Cabo de São Vicente (Cape St.Vincent) near Sagres in Portugal and the Ponta de Sagres together form the south-western corner of the European continent. The cape consists of a steep cliff of about 69 m with almost no vegetation.

 

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Cabo Sv 5

The impressive lighthouse which provides a guiding beam to ships passing the cape is open for visits. Although this is one of the most frequented seaways in the world, ships have to respect such distances for security reasons, that they can barely be seen