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Street market in Alcantarilha.
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Alcantarilha general market on the first Friday of the month — produce, clothing and household goods.
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A few minutes from the venue, and taking bookings or requests.
The Algarve's Dutch-medium day school near Alcantarilha (Silves), teaching primary and, from 2025/26, secondary pupils fully in Dutch, NOB-affiliated.
50 m from the venue
The Algarve's biggest water park in Alcantarilha, with adrenaline slides, a wave pool and a family zone, open for the 2026 season.
200 m from the venue
Family-run quinta near Alcantarilha offering holiday apartments, award-winning Algarve wines, and a horse riding arena on 13 hectares.
1.3 km from the venue
Solar energy systems, heat pumps and air conditioning installation and services.
2.1 km from the venue
The Algarve's largest indoor playground. Kids climb and slide while parents relax with food and drinks.
2.4 km from the venue
Two championship 18-hole courses at Amendoeira Golf Resort, designed by Sir Nick Faldo and Christy O'Connor Jnr., with a floodlit 9-hole academy.
2.8 km from the venue
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Beautiful viewpoint, walking trails, AND beach. Truly a wonderful gem.
Silves' whitewashed old bridge and the riverside beneath the castle, best at low tide when egrets stalk the Arade mudflats. Everyone climbs to the red castle; far fewer linger on the river. The multi-arched Ponte Velha, medieval on older foundations and long nicknamed the Roman bridge, still carries foot traffic across the Arade, and the banks around it are Silves at its most local: anglers, café tables, market mornings and storks clattering on the chimneys. At low tide the river drops to channels where egrets and waders feed, with the castle and cathedral stacked above the whitewash behind. Cross to the south bank in late afternoon for the view back over town, then take a table near the municipal market as the light turns orange.
A quiet municipal park at Estômbar where freshwater springs meet the tidal Arade, with a tide mill, boardwalks and a stone amphitheatre. Sítio das Fontes is where Lagoa locals go for Sunday picnics while visitors queue for boat trips a few kilometres downstream. Springs bubble into a pool beside the restored tide mill, boardwalk paths loop through marsh and woodland, and egrets and waders work the estuary flats. A small amphitheatre built into the hillside hosts occasional concerts. It is an easy, level wander rather than a hike, which makes it a good outing with children or grandparents in tow. Follow the signs from Estômbar village; late afternoon brings the best light over the marsh, and picnic tables sit under the trees.
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Magdalena Kulig and Michał Michalski perform Chopin songs at Teatro Lethes in Faro as part of the Algarve Music Series. Tickets cost 11 euros.
A guided evening through the resort's kitchens, for people who want the full range in one sitting.
Comedian Fernando Rocha brings his first solo stand up show, Rocha 'n' Roll, to Casino Vilamoura, retelling episodes from his 50 years of life with humour and energy. The evening is sold as a dinner a
Free open air fado concert in the Ha Fado na Lota series at the Antiga Lota de Portimão, the town's former fish market building. This session features fado singers Adriana Marques and Helder Coelho wi