'''Castro Marim''' [http://www.cm-castromarim.pt/site/] is a town in Algarve.

Castro Marim is a very old town, dates before Roman empire, that is surrounded by hand harvested sea salt 'salinas' and a Natural Park protected by 1982's Ramsar convention. It's Castle belonged to the Templary organization until the 1356. Now there are incredible medieval style parties and local festivals in September. Beaches:Praia Verde,Alturas;Monte Gordo. River:Guadiana.

Get in

Faro/Algarve,Portugal`s second busy airport

By car

drive to/from Faro or any other place in Algarve.

By plane

The nearest large airport is at [[Faro{FAO} (Portugal). train and bus connections to Castro Marim.

Get around

See

Do

Buy

Eat

  • Vila Real de Santo Antonio do CUCA. ear Praca MarquEs de Pombal.

    Drink

    Sleep

  • Quinta da Fornalha. ttp://www.quinta-da-fornalha.com. A very nice country cottage, in a ecological farmhouse of local people that can show you around. They have 3 cottages with 2 rooms each, very nice furnished, warm, with kitchen and modern style. Each night is very cheap, about 80? for each whole house where can sleep from 4 to 6 persons. You can visit the animals of the farm like milk cows, Lusitan horses or portuguese donkies. Also you can learn to do yogurt or to produce 'CAL' a natural tradicional white pigment from calcario rocks that is used in al mediterranian houses and that makes the whitehouses style.

    Get out

  • Tavira
  • Cacela Velha, UNESCO protected
  • Alcoutim, 100% EU Natura Space
  • Ayamonte just across the border in Spain. A ferry operates over the Guadiana river that separates Portugal and Spain