Places Visited:
Pedra do Guardião
The first stop on the circuit, which begins at the entrance to the Costa do Sol State Park, takes place in a scenery full of walls and immense cliffs with the blue sea in the background. There, the main attraction is the Pedra do Guardião (Keeper’s Stone), a capriciously carved rock formation that refers to a man’s face. A geological reference point, the environment invites you to explore the rocks until you reach the “vent”, a kind of lookout among the rocks with shade and wind. There, the order is to sit for a while, relax and contemplate.

Natural Pools
The “puddles” appear at low tide, amid the rock formations of the region, and are perfect for swimming and photographic records. Depending on the height of the waves, salty waterfalls are formed between the rocks, providing a spectacle of immense beauty. To take a bath, it is necessary to be aware of the orientations to avoid the submerged points that shelter hedgehogs.

Praia dos Amores (Amores Beach)
Charming and exclusive, the beach houses a small strip of sand and offers shade under the almond trees.
Slabs submerged a few metres from the sand are suitable for snorkelling on account of the numerous fish and turtles that live there. A walk along the rocks leads to Ferradurinha beach (optional).