Historic Roof Top Olhão, 360° panoramic sea view.

You will fall in love with Olhão. In the labyrinth of these alleyways, we have instantly felt an immense well-being. A feeling of fullness invaded us. The preserved environment of the lake of Ria Formosa provide certain healing feeling. We felt very much at home. Portuguese people care about others. They are smiling and convivial people. Their smiles touched our heart. This part of Algarve, located in the gulf of Cadiz, offers a climate influenced by the Mediterranean Sea, mild and sunny all year round. Olhão, due to its fishing economy activity, is a lively city that mainly belong to Portuguese people. We live with them, not next to them. Many have left for work reasons and have come back to live in the country. They speak French or English. It is a population open to the rest of the world. They feel proud and happy about receiving people from other parts of Europe. Portugal is a beautiful country with a rich historical heritage. We want to spend more time in Olhão when we ceased our occupational activities.

This house is ideally located 2 min away on foot from the harbour and its market with fish available every morning. Olhão is one of the most important fishing harbours in Portugal. You can buy your fish at the market in the morning and grill it using the plancha on the terrace! This is the place of the house where we spend more of the time. It is very pleasant, flooded with sun light at any time of the day. In the morning breakfast, the terrace is caressed by the first rays of the sun. At the happy hour, drinking a fresh glass of white wine, grilled almonds, is a pure delight! At lunch, you will be sheltered by the pergola. During dinner, you will feel a refreshing sea breeze. The restaurants and bars are very close. There, you will find fish as well as traditional Portuguese dishes such as the Cataplana, a kind of Portuguese Paella, or Fejouada, a bean stew with meat or fish. From Olhão, you can easily visit all of Algarve, the sea front and inland areas. 2 min away you can take a water taxi leading to the islands of Culatra, Farol, and Armona, where you will find sublime beaches, almost deserted. You can also find buses leading to the waterparks of the region. In the inlands, you can visit Loulé, its Moorish market, and its medieval castle. In Monchique, you can find a delicious honey perfumed by eucalyptus. You can also visit Foia, a true balcony of Algarve located at an altitude of 902 m. Visit Silves and its impressive medieval castle. Try the local speciality, the grilled Piri Piri chicken, in a giant barbecue in one of the restaurants below the castle. Silves is the starting point of the Cork Route. It will take across wonderful landscapes until São Brás de Alportel, capital of cork, The Pelcor outlet store in the city centre offer high quality item made of colourful cork and handmade leather goods. The store can be visited by reservation.