Smještaji za odmor na lokaciji: Armona Island

As a tourist, you're usually looking for the walk that offers you the fullest experience while simultaneously being time and cost-effective. I designed this as a walk to standout and take you through all the old and saturated buildings that make up the city's downtown landmarks and be honest and educated about them, showing you the two sides of the coin: the “grand narrative” and the not-so-pleasant-info that is frequently left out because it has no place in it. This walk is everything in between the heavyweight history book and the lifeless compact guidebook — with a sense of humour.

Explore o Parque Natural da Ria Formosa neste passeio guiado de kayak em Faro de 2 horas. Esta aventura de kayak é uma actividade fantástica para toda a família e para quem visita o Algarve. Aprecie a beleza natural desta área deslumbrante, enquanto desfruta de um mergulho nas suas águas tranquilas. Parta num passeio relaxante pelas águas calmas da Ria Formosa, admirando a beleza dos seus habitats únicos e a encantadora avifauna. Este é um passeio de kayak que toda a família vai adorar fazer, é de facto uma aventura fantástica na Ria Formosa. Na companhia do seu guia irá descobrir uma enorme abundância de vida e aprender sobre a história e as actividades económicas locais desta área protegida no Algarve. Irá partir a bordo do seu kayak remando calmamente pelas águas tranquilas da Ria Formosa até um dos seus ilhotes para uma pausa. Aproveite para desfrutar da beleza única destas paisagens. Após esta paragem, remamos de regresso enquanto contemplamos vistas deslumbrantes da Cidade Velha de Faro. Os nossos passeios de kayak no Algarve são acompanhados por monitores experientes e conhecedores do local. Os nossos kayaks duplos são estáveis, seguros, confortáveis e deslizam com facilidade. Não precisa de experiência prévia para começar a desfrutar desta fantástica actividade na natureza. Estamos à sua espera para lhe mostrar Faro neste passeio de kayak na Ria Formosa.

Olhão's identity is a tangled web weaved by fishing and the fishing industry. Fishing is a general concern to any town in the Algarve, but Olhão still embodies that character to this day, which also explains its "subversive" behaviour. It is also the most authentic town on the eastern side of the region due to the fact that most of its historical and popular neighbourhoods were left intact after its expansion in the recent years. This walk will give you a full view and a comprehensive guide through the city's historical development while focusing on its untouched vernacular core. If you're all about walking and if you have even the slightest curiosity about architecture and its impact on a city's image and history, tag along and let's explore the streets of Olhão together! Other things to note Drastic times call for drastic measures and these days Covid-19 containment recommendations may change weekly. This experience will be adapted to the governmental measures implemented at any given time. I look forward to meeting you guys and showing you around, but I’m also looking after our safety.

We will take a 3 hour walk, roughly 4 km, through the unspoiled wetlands of the Natural Park of Ria Formosa and discover the residents and migratory birds that find the perfect conditions to live in this Ramsar Site. This Natural Park has also a rich flora with some endemic plants, as well as a big diversity of dragonflies, butterflies, reptiles, mammals, molluscs and crustaceans. Other things to note Have breakfast before the activity The pickup and drop-off at the client accommodation, is included in Olhão and Faro area. Meeting point in the train station is only for who is staying anywhere else

Every year, by the end of the summer, I enjoy looking back at all the walks I had the chance to do and I have realized this has become my #1 walk in Faro. So, instead of enjoying the fruits of my hard work, I am tweaking it one more time and applying the useful critiques I have been given to make it spot-on. This is a very personal approach to the city I was born and raised in, combining both emotional aspects (as you’d expect from any local) and my years of academic research (as you’d expect from an art history geek). Nothing, hence, was randomly selected: 1) the sunset is the perfect marriage between temperature and atmosphere, which makes it the absolute best time to walk around; 2) the buildings were carefully picked out to offer the most insightful image of the city, one that does not focus on the regular, exhausted and touristic landmarks but rather encompasses a wide variety of authentic architectural equipment you would otherwise not get to look at. This walk is a very exclusive opportunity of getting to know and understanding the way Faro’s architecture has responded to this constant climate with a strategy that is both consistent and creative, allowing us to go through every bit of the city’s history with a renovated perspective focusing entirely on the relationship between the city and its characteristic light rather than the usual chronological list of events.