Armação de Pêra
A seaside town on a wide sandy bay in Silves, where fishing boats are still hauled up on the beach.
Armação de Pêra is the coastal town of the Silves municipality, set on a broad bay that curves between Senhora da Rocha and Galé. Its long, open beach is the main attraction, divided into stretches such as Praia dos Pescadores, where the fishing fleet is still launched from and pulled back onto the sand, as there is no harbour.
By the seafront are the remains of an old fort with the small chapel of Santo António inside. The town is a busy summer resort with plenty of apartments and cafés, and it makes a practical base for exploring the rocky coves to the west and the Salgados lagoon to the east.