Armação de Pêra is a coastal parish of Silves, with 6 003 inhabitants across 8 km², known for its long beach and its fishing tradition.
East of the town the coast is flat and sandy. West of the town, in the parish of Porches, Lagoa, it rises into cliffs with small beaches.
Beaches in Armação de Pêra
- Praia de Armação de Pêra: the urban beach along the seafront.
- Praia dos Pescadores: beach where boats and nets lie on the sand and tractors still pull the fishing boats to and from the water.
- Praia Grande de Pêra: quieter beach with pale sand, running about 4 km east to Praia dos Salgados.
- Praia do Vale do Olival, Praia dos Tremoços and Praia dos Beijinhos: cliff beaches west of the town.
- Praia da Cova Redonda, Praia dos Cavalos and Praia das Escaleiras: small coves below the cliffs.
- Praia da Senhora da Rocha: beach and small fishing harbour below the headland chapel.
- Praia Nova and Praia do Barranco: beaches leading on to Carvoeiro.
Monuments in Armação de Pêra
- Fortaleza de Armação de Pêra (Forte de Santo António da Pedra da Galé): fort overlooking the town.
- Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Rocha: chapel from the 15th or 16th century on a headland over the sea, with a 16th-century image of the Virgin and Child.
Nature in Armação de Pêra
- Lagoa dos Salgados: coastal wetland at the eastern end of Praia Grande, where protected bird species nest and feed.
Parishes near Armação de Pêra
- Pêra (2 009 inhabitants · 22 km²): inland parish north of the town.
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