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A Roman temple and a chapel of bones, among cork forests.
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Fóia
The highest point of the Algarve, 902 meters, in the green Monchique hills, with views to the ocean.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Fóia, 8550 MonchiqueDirections
- Getting There
- About 40 minutes by car north of Portimão.
Why Go
A road climbs through cork oaks and eucalyptus to the summit, where on a clear day the coast and the Atlantic spread out below. On the way, the market town of Monchique sells cured ham and medronho, and the old spa of Caldas de Monchique sits in a shady valley.
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