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Portimão is one of the touristic centers of the western Algarve. Despite many overdeveloped resorts along the Algarve coast, there are still plenty of places which do not show the typical invasion of the tourists from northern Europe.
Portimão grew during the period of the discoverers and, subsequently, it become on important fishing centre As a city it has few storical monuments, however its centre is blessed with 19th and 20th century architecture. When speaking of Portimão, we quickly associate with the Beach of the Rock, The councils most famous)s however, other nooks of extream beauty exist - that is Vau beach, the beach of Joao de Arens, (between, cliffs and islands) and the island of Nossa senhora do Rosário, in the Arade estuary.