Guidebook for Portimão
Essentials
Just around the corner.
You can buy your groceries or you can go to the cinema.
8 locals recommend
Centro Comercial Continente de Portimão
Just around the corner.
You can buy your groceries or you can go to the cinema.
Entertainment & Activities
Very nearby park. You can go there to drink a coffee. It is also nice for kids. There is a skatepark, BMX park. Playground and a petting farm.
20 locals recommend
Youth Park
LA Urbanização Alto PachecoVery nearby park. You can go there to drink a coffee. It is also nice for kids. There is a skatepark, BMX park. Playground and a petting farm.
Here you can learn something about the rural history of the region. The children can see animals, plants etc. and there is a small playground. Nice to spend some time on a windy/cloudy day.
7 locals recommend
Quinta Pedagogica de Portimao
Rua David Gonçalves VieiraHere you can learn something about the rural history of the region. The children can see animals, plants etc. and there is a small playground. Nice to spend some time on a windy/cloudy day.
Shopping
In this street you will find the Mercado Municipal. Here you can buy fresh local produce like fish, meat, vegetables, bread and other deli.
Avenida São João de Deus
Avenida São João de DeusIn this street you will find the Mercado Municipal. Here you can buy fresh local produce like fish, meat, vegetables, bread and other deli.
Here you find Primark, Bershka, H&M and 120 other shops and restaurants.
341 locals recommend
Aqua Portimão Shopping Centre
72 R. de São PedroHere you find Primark, Bershka, H&M and 120 other shops and restaurants.
Aldi
Rua Doutor Manuel BentesLidl is on the other side of the roundabout.
Food Scene
Fish from the sea on your plate.
Sardines from the grill.
Great food, great price.
70 locals recommend
Dona Barca
22 R. da BarcaFish from the sea on your plate.
Sardines from the grill.
Great food, great price.
Marisqueira Coral
3 Estr. da RochaGood Seafood!
Closed on tuesdays.
Nice little Fishermans village. Great to go out. There are a lot of restaurants, cafés and bars.
175 locals recommend
Alvor
Nice little Fishermans village. Great to go out. There are a lot of restaurants, cafés and bars.
Nice fisherman village. On the other side of the rio Arade. Nice to visit and to eat.
141 locals recommend
Ferragudo
Nice fisherman village. On the other side of the rio Arade. Nice to visit and to eat.
Some of our guests went to eat there. They liked it and told me even locals went to eat there.
12 locals recommend
Ruccula
9 R. Poe. João de DeusSome of our guests went to eat there. They liked it and told me even locals went to eat there.
Here you can eat a Hamburger Portuguese style and also drink an artensal beer.
17 locals recommend
Hamburgueria B&B
4 R. dos OceanosHere you can eat a Hamburger Portuguese style and also drink an artensal beer.
Here you can eat the Portuguese Bacalhau, the salted codfish. Try the bacalhau Bacalhoada.
20 locals recommend
Bacalhoada
18 R. da BarcaHere you can eat the Portuguese Bacalhau, the salted codfish. Try the bacalhau Bacalhoada.
Fogo de Chão Portimão
1 Av. Tomás CabreiraBrazilian Rodizio, great for meatlovers.
Everything Else
A nice beach to go to. Smaller than Praia da Rocha and you don't have to climb the stairs.
13 locals recommend
Coral do Vau
Coral do VauA nice beach to go to. Smaller than Praia da Rocha and you don't have to climb the stairs.
Praia da Rocha
Beach, bars, disco's, restaurants. The tourist heart of Portimão.
Great Waterslide park. Go early and enjoy the entire day sliding and splashing. At the end of the day you have to buy new swimwear due to all the sliding.
540 locals recommend
Slide & Splash station
125 Vale de DeusGreat Waterslide park. Go early and enjoy the entire day sliding and splashing. At the end of the day you have to buy new swimwear due to all the sliding.
Waterslide park, different slides as Slide and Splash. But the same problem with the swimwear.
225 locals recommend
Aqualand Algarve
N125Waterslide park, different slides as Slide and Splash. But the same problem with the swimwear.
Sightseeing
Lagos
A bit of everything. Nice historical centre, great beach.
Silves has a old castle to visit. Nice to visit on a cloudy day or if you just don´t want to go to the beach.
279 locals recommend
Silves
Silves has a old castle to visit. Nice to visit on a cloudy day or if you just don´t want to go to the beach.
Drinks & Nightlife
Katedral club
For music, dancing and drinks.
NoSoloÁgua Portimão
For beachparties and more