Castro Marim is home to numerous vestiges that prove its occupation since antiquity, the elegant silhouette of flamingos, on the right bank of the Guadiana, the beautiful village of Castro Marim appears

In Castro Marim, the gold of the soft sand, the turquoise of the warm waters. The vast expanses of mountain covered in colourful wild flowers.

Around the castle, erected by King Afonso III, you can see an immense landscape of traditional salt pans. Castro Marim’s connection to the salt industry goes back a long way, making it almost impossible to determine the precise date of its beginnings.

Visiting the traditional salt pans is an excellent opportunity to discover the traditional skills used for centuries to extract salt, in a perfect symbiosis between the labour of man and the will of nature.

Visitors can also meet those who make the delicate bobbin lace used to decorate tablecloths on their doorstep.

You can also see the faces of the men who, with their wise hands, weave baskets from straw and cane, reed and palm leaves, and watch them at work.

All this heritage is combined with the natural landscape of the municipality of Castro Marim, a territory with countless undiscovered charms that dazzle all those who visit it.

The serene landscape of the banks of the Guadiana, where there are orchards and vegetable gardens. This is a municipality that stretches from the sea to the interior, with a river as its border.

Here’s information on how to get around the Algarve

Trains
Stations in the towns between Lagos and Vila Real de Santo António.

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Urban transport
Public transport in the main towns.

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Are you ready for so much natural beauty?

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