Location: Olhao in Olhao region
Nearest Airport
: Faro
at 20
Minutes
Nearest Beach
: Fuzeta
at 5
Miles
Nearest Barpub
: Quelfes
at 2
Minutes
Nearest Golf
: Moncarapacho
at 3
Miles
Nearest Restaurant
: Quelfes
at 5
Minutes
Car: recommended
Pronounced 'ol-ee-ow', Olhão is a busy modern town with a lovely waterfront and marina.. Its fishing port is the most important in the Eastern Algarve and its fish market is the biggest. It also has many shops, restaurants and a festival devoted entirely to sea food in August.. . Olhão is very Portuguese, very Algarvian and very un-touristic. The pedestrian shopping area winds in cobbled streets through the moorish-looking old town to the waterfront with its markets (fruit, veg, meat, deli as well as fish), with its cafe's, parks and sparkling views out over the Ria Formosa lagoons. From the pier, you can take boats to the island villages and beaches of Armona, Culatra and Farol - all great day trips. The official visitor centre for the Ria Formosa nature reserve is just outside Olhão. Its worth a visit to see the restored tidal mill (of which there were once many in the Ria Formosa),and the bird life. During the Sea Food festival in August, half of the water front gardens are closed.