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Portimão

The white contour of a church on a hilltop, the narrow streets of the old fishermen and tradesmen quarter, the presence of the sea and the immense beach known by the name of Praia da Rocha are some of the aspects that identify the character of this centenary city.

All that is left of medieval Portimão are a few stretches of the city walls now hidden by houses. The old town is dominated by the architecture of the late 19th and 20th centuries: houses on two storeys, with wrought iron balconies and ornate stonework around windows and doors, decorated with balustrades of stone and ceramics and walls covered with tiles.

To savour the spirit of Portimão, there is nothing better than to sit in the shade of the trees in the gardens Manuel Bívar and forget about time, to watch the fishing boats and to walk trough streets and squares that exude the ambience of an active, hard-working town which has succeeded in keeping pace with progress.


Die weisse, auf einem Hügel gelegene Kirche, deren Umrisse sich vor dem Horizont abzeichnen, und die engen Strassen des alten Fischer- und Händlerviertels lassen die jahrhundertealte Vergangenheit von Portimão erkennen. Und was wäre die Stadt ohne das Meer und den weitläufigen Strand von Praia da Rocha!

Aus dem Mittelalter sind lediglich einige von Häusern verdeckte Mauerreste erhalten. Gebäude aus dem ausgehenden 19. und dem beginnenden 20. Jahrhundert prägen das Bild der Altstadt. Die zweistöckigen Häuser schmücken Balkone mit schmiedeeisernen Geländern, kunstvoll behauene Fenster- und Türgesimse, Balustraden aus Stein und Keramik und fliesenverkleidete Fassaden.

Die Seele Portimãos lernt man am besten kennen, wenn man sich auf eine schattige Parkbank im Jardim Manuel Bivar setzt, die vorbeiziehenden Fischerboote beobachtet und dabei die Zeit vergisst, oder wenn man durch die Strassen und über die Plätze der lebhaften Stadt schlendert, die es verstanden hat, mit der Zeit Schritt zu halten.


O perfil branco de uma igreja no alto da colina e as ruas estreitas do antigo bairro de pescadores e comerciantes são aspectos de Portimão que definem o seu carácter de cidade secular, a que se junta a presença do mar e do areal extenso da Praia da Rocha.

De Portimão medieval restam apenas alguns panos de muralhas ocultos pelo casario. É a arquitectura dos finais dos séc. XIX e início do séc. XX que marca o perfil do centro histórico, nas casas de dois pisos caracterizadas por varandas de ferro forjado, cantarias enobrecidas nas janelas e portas, remates com balaustradas de pedra e cerâmica e paredes revestidas a azulejos.

Para viver e conhecer a alma de Portimão é necessário esquecer o tempo à sombra das árvores do Jardim Manuel Bívar, vendo passar os barcos de pesca e recreio ou percorrer as ruas e praças que falam de uma cidade industriosa e activa que soube acompanhar o progresso.

Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Hotel
Hotel
Touristic Train
Touristic Train
Beach Football at Praia da Rocha
Beach Football at Praia da Rocha
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Marina de Portimão
Portimão Bridge
Portimão Bridge
Rock Beach (Praia da Rocha)
Rock Beach (Praia da Rocha)
Rock Beach (Praia da Rocha)
Rock Beach (Praia da Rocha)
Rock Beach (Praia da Rocha)
Rock Beach (Praia da Rocha)
Rock Beach (Praia da Rocha)
Rock Beach (Praia da Rocha)
Praia da Rocha // Rock Beach
Praia da Rocha // Rock Beach
Windsurf at Arade River
Windsurf at Arade River
Windsurf at Arade River
Windsurf at Arade River
Jet Ski at Arade River
Jet Ski at Arade River
Caravel at Arade River
Caravel at Arade River
Boat at Arade River
Boat at Arade River