• Cabo de São Vicente
  

  
  Cape St. Vincent is Europe’s southwesternmost point. At sunset you can almost hear the hissing as the sun hits the sea. At the end of the cape there’s a wind-whipped red lighthouse (hundreds of ocean-going ships round this point every day) and a former convent. The cliffs rise nearly vertically from the Atlantic to a height of 75 meters. The cape is a site of exuberant marine life and a high concentration of birds nesting on the cliffs, such as the rare Bonelli's eagle, peregrine falcons, kites, rock thrushes, rock pigeons, storks and herons.
  
  

• Parque Natural da Ria Formosa
  

  
  Ria Formosa Natural Park is mostly a lagoon system stretching for 60km along the Algarve. It encloses a vast area of marsh, salt pans, creeks and dune islands. There are several freshwater lakes. The marshes are an important area for migrating and nesting birds. You can see a huge variety of wetland birds here, along with ducks, shorebirds, gulls and terns. This is the favored nesting place of the little tern and rare purple gallinule.
  
  

• Silves
  

  
  Silves is a gorgeous town of jumbling orange rooftops scattered above the banks of the Rio Arade. It boasts one of the best-preserved castles in the Algarve, attractive red-stone walls and winding sleepy backstreets on a hillside.
  
  

• Quinta do Lago golf resort
  

  
  Quinta do Lago in Almancil is one of the best golf resorts in the world, often rated in top 10. Sitting amongst 2,000 acres of the picturesque Ria Formosa Natural Park and its unique beaches, the resort offers its residents and guests an unparalleled location benefiting from a year-round temperate climate. Choose from the 3 of the best Golf Courses in Algarve: North, South and Laranjal
  
  

• Lagos
  

  
  A vibrant, sunny town. Its pretty cobbled streets bristle with cafes, restaurants and bars. It's a magnet for backpackers and surf dudes, who swing between its clubs and nearby sweeping beaches and striking coastal coves.
  
  

• Ponta de Piedade, Lagos
  

  
  Protruding south from Lagos, Ponta da Piedade (Point of Piety) is a stunning, dramatic wedge of headland. Three windswept kilometres out of town, the point is well worth a visit for its contorted, polychrome sandstone cliffs and towers, complete with lighthouse and, in spring, hundreds of nesting egrets. The surrounding area is brilliant with wild orchids in spring.
  
  

• Rota Vicentina coastal trail
  

  
  Rota Vicentina (Fisherman’s Trail), is a long-distance, 350 km nature trail between Santiago do Cacém and Cape of St. Vincent. It hugs the Alentejo shoreline and its undulating dunes, prime nesting grounds for white storks and the rare blue magpie.
  
  

• Ocean Revival Underwater Park
  

  
  Four decommissioned Navy vessels were deliberately sunk in the same place, to create an artificial reef and exceptional diving destination.
  
  

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