Introduction to
Carvoeiro
This was a very small intimate fishing village that has lost any
resemblance to its modest origins. In 1965 a foreign resident wrote
about the place “ The mode of living remains essentially medieval”. Then
there came the tourists and the money.
Today, the village spreads to the east
and west with expensive villas and comfortable holiday apartments. The
one and only village street has now become three, each lined with bars,
smart restaurants and tourist shops. Happily, there are still examples
of the older quaint small houses tucked in between the more recent ones.
A 36-Hole Golf & Holiday Complex can be found to the west of the village
together with a well run Tennis Centre. To the east and on the outskirts
is a further 9-Hole Course. The choice of this location for the tourist
to acquire property was also because of the variety and attractiveness
of its many small beaches. High cliffs surround most of these, and some
of which have eroded to create beckoning dark caves. Most of them are
mainly accessible only at low tide. Beaches to visit are Praia de
Centianes, Praia de Carvalho, Praia de Benagil, Praia de Marinha and
Praia da Albandeira.
