Holidays in Ferragudo

An introduction to Ferragudo

On holiday in Ferragudo, you can forget hustle and bustle. For this is a charmingly sleepy place, all whitewashed lanes, flower-decked steps and bobbing fishing boats which really go fishing! Come the evening, you can pull up a chair at a harbourside restaurant and watch the catch of the day sizzle on an open-air barbecue. Gleaming white buildings topped by warm terracotta pile up the hill like an oversized wedding cake, with the village's church perched on top commanding sweeping views of the estuary below.

Whether this is a late deal or a family summer holiday, a good beach is likely to be near the top of your tick list. Ferragudo obliges with the velvet sands of Praia Grande just around the rocky headland, where the sea wall creates sheltered conditions for windsurfing. Venture a little further along the coast to discover cliff framed coves of honey coloured sand such as Praia dos Caneiros.

Travel to Ferragudo and you'll find yourself well placed to explore west to lovely Lagos, where sun dappled squares and pavement cafes beckon, or north to the pine scented Monchique mountains where the air is cooler. Ten minutes drive to the east brings you to Carvoeiro where great restaurants and a low key holiday atmosphere await you. Of course, you may prefer to while away an hour or two sampling the ice cream and pottering around the craft shops in Ferragudo's sunlit, cobbled, main square.

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