Carvoeiro
A former fishing village turned resort, set in a small cove between cliffs, with clifftop walks to Algar Seco and nearby beaches.
Carvoeiro is a seaside town in the municipality of Lagoa that grew from a fishing village into a resort from the 1960s onwards. Its centre slopes down to a small beach framed by cliffs, where fishing boats and trip boats share the sand.
A wooden boardwalk runs along the clifftop from the remains of the old fort and its chapel to Algar Seco, a jumble of grottoes, arches and rock pools shaped by the sea. Further along are Vale de Centeanes beach and the Alfanzina lighthouse, and the coastal path towards Benagil and Praia da Marinha starts nearby. It gets lively in summer and calmer out of season.