Ria Formosa islands
Beach, about 5 min awayFerries and small boats cross the lagoon to the sandy barrier islands of Armona and Culatra, with long empty beaches.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Olhão markets and waterfront
City, about 5 min awayTwo red-brick market halls on the harbor, busiest on Saturday mornings, in a town of flat-roofed, North African-style houses.
Good for teens, couples, grandparents
Ria Formosa Natural Park
Nature, about 5 min awayA lagoon of salt marshes and channels with walking trails, an old tide mill and plenty of birdlife.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Faro old town
History, about 15 min awayA small walled quarter with a cathedral tower to climb and storks nesting on the rooftops.
Good for teens, couples, grandparents
Faro Jewish cemetery and museum
Jewish heritage, about 15 min awayA 19th-century Jewish cemetery with the small Isaac Bitton Synagogue Museum, telling the story of Faro's Jewish community.
Good for teens, couples, grandparents
Tavira
City, about 25 min awayA graceful riverside town with a Roman-style bridge, a hilltop castle garden and many old churches.
Good for teens, couples, grandparents
Roman ruins of Milreu and Estoi Palace
History, about 15 min awayThe remains of a Roman villa with fish mosaics, near a pink rococo palace with formal gardens.
Good for couples, grandparents
