4 Best Things to do in Carvoeiro

  • Slide & Splash

    Slide and Splash waterpark
    Slide and Splash waterpark
    Slide & Splash

    Slide & Splash is one of the Algarve's biggest and best water parks featuring a selection of water flumes, chutes, pools and aquatic fun that should appeal to all ages. Established in 1986 the park has grown to fill its sizeable site with fun-packed activities and new rides.

  • Fort of Santa Catarina

    Forte de Santa Catarina
    Forte de Santa Catarina
    Francisco Santos CC BY-SA

    The fort of Santa Catarina was built in 17th century on the site of a 15th century defensive structure and chapel dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria. It was one of the various forts built around this time to protect the area from raids by pirates and privateers.

  • Portimão Museum

    Museu de Portimao
    Museu de Portimao
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    Portimao’s award-winning museum opened in 2008 and is a good place to come to learn more of what life would have been like for those who lived in the locality throughout the ages.  The site was once a fish canning factory, and the main focus is on the industrial processes once carried out here.  The 1000 square metre main exhibition is divided into three distinct areas:

  • Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Portimão

    Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Portimao
    Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
    Olga Kositskaya

    The Roman Catholic church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of Conception) is Portimão's main parish church and still plays an active role in the heart of the local community.

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Carvoeiro travel guide »

Carvoeiro is an Algarve fishing village turned tourist hot spot located five kilometers south of Lagoa. Built into steep red sea cliffs, the once-attractive village has mushroomed since the 1960s to accommodate (mainly in self-catering apartment blocks) the hordes of tourists who come every Summer to soak up the sun and escape the more hectic pace of towns such as Lagoa, Albufeira and Portimao…