Close to Faro, Olhão has one of the best preserved images of traditional Algarve.
In these pages we plan to collect the travelling experiences by the users of Touristrips, and useful information about this place.
In 1808 a small boat with 17 people from Olhão headed for Brazil to announce to the king the expulsion of the French invaders. Since then, the city has been baptized as “of the restoration”.
It is a very special city with the highest density of terraces and roof terraces in Portugal.
Close to Faro, it has one of the best preserved images of traditional Algarve.
Highlights in Olhão:
The market, the beaches on the islands of Armona and Fuseta, the architecture, and, in the port, a copy of the adventure boat.
