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The church in Ferragudo, called the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, is located at the top of the village overlooking the Arade River. It was built in the 16th century and restored after the 1755 earthquake. Inside, you'll find a Baroque altar, religious art, and votive offerings from fishermen seeking protection at sea.

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.

By May 2025, there is no trace of peace and quiet left; you can now even rent canoes here.

Neighbouring beach of Praia de Albandeira, accessible at low tide via a rock tunnel.

The Church of São Bartolomeu de Messines is a religious building, located in the parish of São Bartolomeu de Messines, in the Algarve region, in Portugal. It was classified as a property of public interest in 1955. The building was built in the period in which the Manueline style exerted influence, in the 14th and 15th centuries, although it still retains some 18th-century elements, such as the portal and the Baroque façade. Inside, you will find the only 16th-century set of twisted log columns in the Algarve, built of sandstone. Another striking element is the entrance portal to the cemetery, decorated with two Baroque volutes, also made of local sandstone. Due to the natural effect of erosion, the stoneware pieces acquired a very expressive appearance, with a very lively colour in reddish tones, and at the same time small dents and other marks on the surface of the stone. Several residential buildings next to the church also contain elements of red sandstone, in particular the frames of the openings in the facades, which gave the city centre an original appearance.

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.