Praia dos Pescadores

• In the town ofAlbufeiraThe region's tourist capital offers two distinct faces: the high-energy nightlife of "The Strip" and the charming, cobbled streets of the Old Town. Home to vast, golden sandy beaches.

Praia dos Pescadores is Albufeira's fishermen's beach, the sand directly below the old town where boats were hauled ashore for generations. The name records the fishing fleet that worked from this beach long before tourism arrived, and the wide golden sand still sits hard against the whitewashed centre. You reach it by steps from the old town or by the escalators that drop from the upper streets, and it runs west into Praia do Peneco with no real break. Cliffs close each end of the bay and the water is generally calm. It suits families and anyone staying centrally in Albufeira who wants the sea a few paces from the square.

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Photography Exhibition “Times pass … memories remain" by Vítor de Sousa

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“The Art of Maramgoní" Painting Exhibition

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3rd World Championship of Sea Kayak Fishing

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Music by MAVA & Friends at Matt's Bar