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| Vila do Bispo | ||
| District | Faro district | |
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| Residents | 5.258 (2011) | |
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Vila do Bispo is a small town and the administrative seat of the district of the same name on the Algarve in the southwest of Portugal. It is located in the nature park Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina.
background
To the circle Vila do Bispo belong the places Sagres and Budens. Sights see also local article Sagres
getting there
By plane
Faro Airport is approx. 100 km to the east.
By train
By bus
In the street
Of Faro can be reached via the 
to Lagos and on about the N 125 to Vila do Bispo.
By boat
mobility
Map of Vila do Bispo
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Igreja Matriz de Vila do Bispo)
- 2 Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe (Capela de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe (Raposeira)).
The chapel was built in the 13th century. built. It stands just outside of Raposeira, a small district of Vila do Bispo. - 3 Cabo de Sao Vicente (Cape Saint Vincent).The cape forms together with the cliff Ponta de Sagres the southwest tip of Europe.
- 4 Ponta de Sagres
activities
Beaches on the south coast
- 1 Praia do Barranco -
- 2 Praia da Ingrina - Small beach with parking and restaurant (possibly closed). How to get there: On the EN268 to Vila do Bispo, continue towards Lagos on the EN125 to Raposeira (next town), turn right at the traffic lights and follow the EM1275. After approx. 1km at the fork in the road, turn right and continue on the EM1275 to the beach.
- 3 Praia do Zavial - Middle beach, large parking lot, restaurant with a terrace sheltered from the sun and wind, lots of surfers. How to get there: On the EN268 to Vila do Bispo, continue towards Lagos on the EN125 to Raposeira (next town), turn right at the traffic lights and follow the EM1275. After about 1km turn left at the fork in the road and continue on the EM1275-1 through Hortas de Tabual to the beach.
Beaches on the west coast
- 4 Telheiro Beach -
- 5 Praia da Ponta Ruiva -
- 6 Praia do Castelejo - Large beach with restaurant and parking. How to get there: On the EN268 north to Vila do Bispo, there from the town center well signposted ("Praias"). For several kilometers on a well-paved road to a fork in the road. Keep left there and continue to the parking lot directly on the beach.
- 7 Praia da Cordoama - Medium-sized beach with a restaurant and parking lot. How to get there: On the EN268 north to Vila do Bispo, there from the town center well signposted ("Praias"). For several kilometers on a well-paved road to a fork in the road. Keep right there and continue to the parking lot directly on the beach.
- 8 Praia da Barriga -
miscellaneous
- 9 Montes dos Amantes. Menhirs as evidence of prehistoric human settlement can be found in the vicinity of Raposeira and Vila do Bispo. A hiking trail (Roteiro Megalitico) leads through the menhir field Montes dos Amantes between Vila do Bispo and Sagres.
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Web links
- http://www.cm-viladobispo.pt/ - Official website of Vila do Bispo
