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{{Geobox|Beaches of Portugal}} Praia dos Pescadores or the Fishermans Beach is a beach on the Atlantic south coast of the Algarve, in the town of Albufeira which is within the Municipality of Albufeira, Portugal.[1] The beach is one of the two beaches which front the town of Albufeira with Praia do Túnel at the western end and Praia dos Pescadores lying to the eastern end of the towns seafront. The town and its beaches are located west 23.9 miles (38.5 km) by road of the regions capital of Faro.[2]
Description
[edit]In the days before Albufeira had a harbour and mariner the Praia dos Pescadores was were all the local fishermen[3] operated from and the beach scene would have been very different to the site you see today. Then the beach would have been full of brightly painted fishing boats[4][3] pulled up on this beach when not at sea and much of the tourist activities took place on the Praia do Túnel. Today the Praia dos Pescadores is now used for tourism and is a very busy beach especially in the summer season. The beach is 200 metres (660 ft) in length and is divided by a protruding cliff from Praia do Túnel at the western end of the seafront. There are also cliffs at the eastern end and to the back of the beach there is an amphitheatre of the towns whitewashed buildings to the north and west, the beach is accessed through downtown Albufeira. At the eastern end of the beach there is an outdoor foot escalator from the Pau da Bandeira bluff to the Praia dos Pescadores and Albufeira old town.
Gallery
[edit]- Praia dos Pescadores
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Praia dos Pescadores cica 1990 still used by the fishermen -
The pier at the eastern end of Praia dos Pescadores. -
Pau da Bandeira bluff to the eastern end of Praia dos Pescadores
References
[edit]- ^ Portuguese civilian survey: Sheet 52B Albufeira. Publishers: Instituto Geográfico Português (Portugal Civilian Survey). Scale:1:50,000. ISBN 972-8867-11-5
- ^ "Spain & Portugal 2012, Tourist and Motoring Atlas. Pub:Michelin, 2011, ISBN 972 8867 11 5
- ^ a b AA Algarve – Spiral Guide.Author: Murphy, paul. Publisher:AA Publishing, 2003 edition. Work: Page 73, Albufeira – reference to fisherman’s beach. ISBN 0 7495 3209 2
- ^ "Tours around the Algarve – ROTAS" (PDF). page 64(Page 33 in PDF format), references to fishing boats on the beach at Albufeira. Turismo de Portugal-Algarve. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
