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It's impossible to miss this dam: the enormous stone and cement wall in the middle of the mountains invites you to stop for a moment and admire its grandeur. There's a path below, from where you can see the massive structure at river level, and you can also visit it from above, revealing sensational panoramas of the cliffs, the reservoir, and the surrounding greenery.

A wonderful swimming dam. It'll be packed full in the summer of 2025. Water, that is. Otherwise, very quiet. Pleasantly warm. The author tested it.

Nice walk, but intensive

The Funcho Dam is located in the municipality of Silves (Portugal) and is fed by the Arade River . The dam is located upstream of the Arade Dam . The construction of this dam was completed in 1993 and its main purpose is to irrigate the agricultural lands of the region . The surface area of ​​the hydrographic basin is 200 km² , with a useful capacity of 42.75 million cubic metres in the reservoir .

The Arade is a river in the Algarve, in the south of Portugal. The river flows through the municipalities of Silves, Lagoa and Portimão and has a length of 73 km. The river rises at 481 m altitude in the Serra do Caldeirão and flows into the Atlantic Ocean between Portimão and Ferragudo. From Moorish times until the 19th century, the river was navigable up to Silves, where an important cork port existed at the time. Nowadays, only small boats can go this far upstream, partly because two dams have been built in the river.

Sometimes a bit hidden between bushes, but really authentic history

No water - no reservoir. In November 2024 the reservoir was completely dry.

The dam is impressive. A natural mid point of this tour from Guia (Bikesul) and back.