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A night-time half marathon along Altura's seafront avenue, run over a flat four-lap course starting at 8pm.
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The Castro Marim half marathon takes over Avenida 24 de Junho in Altura for a night race, starting and finishing beside the town's athletics track. The flat 21.097km course runs a four-lap circuit, chosen deliberately to keep support and lighting close at hand for the whole field.
Organised by Clube Recreativo Alturense, the event also offers a shorter 10.5km option, the Mini Maratona, for runners who want the atmosphere without the full distance. Cooler September evening temperatures and a lit route make this one of the more sociable races on the Algarve running calendar.
It is open to federated and non-federated athletes, including foreign entrants, across the usual age categories.
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A few minutes from the venue, and taking bookings or requests.
Beachfront restaurant at Praia da Alagoa in Altura, Mediterranean and Portuguese home cooking a short walk from the sand.
50 m from the venue
Restaurant in Altura open since 1981, serving lunch and dinner in a seaside village with landscaped walkways. Closed on Tuesdays.
100 m from the venue
Beach club restaurant at Verdelago Resort on Praia Verde, serving fresh fish of the day and a sharing menu on the sand.
1.2 km from the venue
Seafood house and lounge by Manta Rota beach, serving shellfish, fish and grilled meats from 11:00 to 23:00, Tuesday to Sunday.
1.9 km from the venue
Grilled fish restaurant on the Manta Rota road, highly rated for tuna ceviche and whole sea bass, closed Mondays.
2.1 km from the venue
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Traditional Portuguese restaurant in Manta Rota serving Algarve cuisine since 1978.
2.1 km from the venue
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A tiny whitewashed hamlet above a lagoon where, at low tide, locals wade across to an empty white sandbar. Cacela Velha is barely a dozen houses, a church and an old fort on a bluff at the eastern end of the Ria Formosa. The magic is below: when the tide drops, the lagoon empties to warm shallows and you can walk out to a long ribbon of white sand with clear Atlantic water on the far side. Oysters are farmed in the channels, and the view from the churchyard wall is one of the finest in the east Algarve. Park at Fábrica or above the hamlet, check the tide table before you go, and carry everything you need, as the sandbar has no shade or facilities.
A small waterfall and deep green lagoon hidden in the Asseca valley, a ten minute drive inland from Tavira. Fed by the Ribeira da Asseca, the falls drop over an ochre limestone ledge into a pool that local legend swears is bottomless. Generations of Tavira families learned to swim here, and on summer evenings you will still find people picnicking on the rocks while teenagers dare each other off the lower ledges. Wildfires and storms have battered the old walkways over the years, so the setting is rougher than the postcard suggests, which is exactly why it stays quiet. Park by the lane above Santo Estêvão and walk the last stretch down; go on a weekday morning for the clearest water, and carry your rubbish out.
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