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This typical ancient fishing village became one of the regions that
benefited most from the increase in tourism. Nowadays Alvor, with its
hotels and its beautiful summer villas is one of the most scenic and
visited tourist centres on the Algarve.
Ria de
Alvor, one of the most important humid areas of the south of Portugal,
is a natural sanctuary that deserves preservation and respect. This
sentitive area of Portimão it’s used by migratory birds (like the
capped heron, the long-billed tern, the falcon and the white stork) as
a passing-through, rest and feeding location.
In amongst the suburbia of Alvor is the Alto Golf's 18-hole course, the
last to be designed by the legendary English golfer, Sir Henry Cotton.
His first course in the Algarve was the championship course of the
venerable Penina Hotel not far from Alvor on the EN125.
In this area, despite the tourism growth it has been facing, you can
still watch fishermen bring in their daily catch down at the old quay
but now there is also a new marina and numerous up-to-date tourist
facilities. The narrow streets of the old village have many attractive
restaurants and, as expected in the land of fishermen, fish is the
speciality dish.
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