Day tours in Algarve & surroundings
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Historical Villages &. Mining Heritage - full day
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Program
Discover Alte, the most picturesque village in the Algarve. Admire the church Nossa Sra da Assunção's doorway where you can see
manueline architecture from the XVI century. Stroll around its narrow typical streets and appreciate its natural springs. Discover the
unknown inland in the middle af Caldeirão's mountain. Pass by Salir and at the Barranco do Velho visit a distillery, time for lunch
(included).
Visit the miner park "Cova dos Mouros" with more than 5000 years of history and have the sensation of travelling through the
Calcolithic (2500 b. C.). Visit Alcoutim, the most north-eastern village in the Algarve, its castle, its numerous archaeological tracks and
its fluvial beach. In Alcoutim you can see the small Spanish village of San Lucas on the Guadiana border.
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...The first people in the Algarve were traders and Estate stewards that established their colonies on the coasts, like the
Phoenicians and the Carthaginians. The Algarve was once part of the Roman province of Lusitânia, later becoming part
of the Visigoths' jurisdiction. One of the most important facts in the Algarve's history: the five centuries of Arab
occupation, visible in the regions architecture (lattice chimneys, tiles, whitewashed houses, labyrinthine streets, etc.).
Since 1249, and until the Republic proclamation, the Portuguese monarchs were entitled "King of Portugal and of the
Algarves". The Algarve became a lot more important during the Discoveries, being used as one of the main departure
ports. Nothing stops the “algarvios” – people of Algarve -, who despite all the adversities made it what it is today: a
wonderful resort by the sea!...
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