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Portimão | ||
District | Faro district | |
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Residents | 55.614 (2011) | |
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Portimão is a Portuguese Port city in the Algarve. It has the third largest port in Portugal and is one of the economic centers of the Algarve. Since the decline of the fishing industry in the 1970s, tourism has grown to become the most important economic factor. Portimão is an important port for cruise ships and a ferry port for connections to Madeira and the Canaries. On the one at home here Autódromo Internacional do Algarve Motorsport races of the FIM Superbike World Championship and the European Le Mans Series take place regularly.
background
Portimão is located on the coastline famous for its rock formations Barlavento, the one in the immediate vicinity is particularly well-known Praia da Rocha.
The city lies at the mouth of the Arade in the Atlantic. It is the administrative seat of the district of the same name, to which the smaller localities belong Alvor and Mexilhoeira Grande.
getting there
By plane
International flights come on the Faro airport about 70 kilometers southwest.
Transfer provider:
- redeexpressos. Long-distance bus companies with bus connections all over the country.Price: Approx. € 7 for one person.
- Eva. Bus companies with local, regional and international connections.
- www.faroflughafentransfers.com/
- Alternatively, you can take the bus into the city and from there take the train to Portimão.
By train
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The city is connected to the Portuguese rail network via the Linha do Algarve. The 1 railway station is north of the city center. over Do it and the more distant Faro exist connection after Lisbon. The Alfa Pendular high-speed train also runs on this route. There are regular connections from Lisbon to Spain and France. The journey from Germany usually leads over Paris to Hendaye and Lisbon. The travel time is approximately between 30 and 35 hours.
By bus
Portimão has two bus stations. On the one hand for long-distance buses in the 2 Terminal Rodoviário Portimão in the Rua da Abicada north of the train station and on the other hand for regional buses in the street 3 Largo do Dique about 1.5 kilometers south of the train station.
- redeexpressos. Long-distance bus companies with bus connections all over the country.
- Eva. Bus companies with local, regional and international connections. Operates from both bus stations (different routes).
In the street
The coastal N125 or the inland motorway A22 are ideal here. Via the A22 to the west you can also get to the A2 / E1 Lisbon.
By boat
- Ferry connections exist with EMN Ferries. to Funchal on Madeira and the Canaries.
- Portimão continues to be an important port of call for cruise ships.
mobility
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Tourist Attractions
Praia do Algarve
The beach Praia da Rocha
Forte Santa Catarina
The historical slave market
- 1 Abicada (Villa romana de Abicada). Roman ruins near Alvor.
- 2 Forte de Santa Catarina
various
activities
- 2 Praia da Rocha. "Beach of the Rocks" and Portimão district.
- 3 Praia de Alvor
- 4 Praia do Vau, Coral do Vau.
- 5 Miradouro dos Três Castelos (Lookout point and beach)
- 6 Aerodromo Municipal de Portimao (Air Emotions - Experiências Aéreas, Skydiving center), Aeródromo Municipal de Portimão, Estr. da Cruz, 8500-059 Alvor.
shop
kitchen
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nightlife
accommodation
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Upscale
- 2 Tivoli Marina Portimão Algarve Hotel ****, Rotunda da Marina, 8500-843 Portimão. Tel.: 351 282 460 200.
- 3 Jupiter Algarve Hotel ****, Avenida Tomás Cabreira 92, 8500-802 Portimão. Tel.: 351 282 470 470, Email: [email protected].
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literature
Web links
- http://www.cm-portimao.pt/ (pt) - Portimão official website