
Eat & Drink
Wednesday evenings at NANA on the Beach: live DJ, Atlantic sunset cocktails and Greco-Mediterranean dinner by the sea, from 18:30 until 30 September.
Advance booking is advised — fb@vilavitaparc.com or +351 282 310 100.

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Vila Vita Parc Resort & Spa
Wednesdays at NANA on the Beach get a Mediterranean rhythm. Let yourself be swept away by the sounds of the live DJ, savour the sunset over the Atlantic with a cocktail in hand, or extend your evening with dinner by the sea, enjoying the authentic flavours of the restaurant's Greco-Mediterranean cuisine.
From 18:30 every Wednesday until 30 September. Advance booking is advised.
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A few minutes from the venue, and taking bookings or requests.


Psychotherapy, counselling and life coaching practice of Molly Chan-Heyes, based in Porches with sessions in the Algarve or online.
50 m from the venue
50 m from the venue
200 m from the venue


Father-and-daughter pottery studio and shop near Porches, hand-making platters, bowls, tiles and prints since 1981.
300 m from the venue
300 m from the venue
1 km from the venue
One email a week with the best events across the Algarve. Free.
Spots found by members, the town’s own circle, and people who answer whatever you want to ask.

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.

Beautiful viewpoint, walking trails, AND beach. Truly a wonderful gem.
The town circle
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Acupuncture and integrative therapies, on the estate from October into mid-November.

Paint your own azulejo using seventeenth-century techniques, every Monday into December.

The Orquestra Barroca d'Aquém Mar performs a concert for two sopranos and baroque orchestra with works by Portuguese and Brazilian composers of the eighteenth century. The programme is inspired by the

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