Things to do in Cabanas - Algarve - Portugal

Activities in the Cabanas area

• Jeep Safaris to Barragem do Beliche: Contact Flamingo tours, Tel: 919 668 355

• Golf: 'Benamor', 'Quinta da Ria', 'Quinta da Cima' and 'Colina Verde' are the nearest courses

• Municipal swimming pool in Tavira: 
  Opening hours: Monday to Friday –  08.00h to 13.00h and 15.00h to 21.00h
  Saturday –09.00h to 13.00h and 15.00h to 19.00h
  Sunday – 09.00h to 13.00h
  Holidays - closed.
  You will need a swimming cap and flipflops for poolside use and of course a swimsuit!

Areas of interest in and around Cabanas

• Ria Formosa: There are lots of boat trips available to explore the lagoons and sandbanks of the area.

• Around Conceição you can see the old round houses nowadays used to keep animal feed in. Also in Cumeada and Monte da Estrada (Estorninhos) there are examples of the windmills that once used to dot the Algarve countryside.

Churches in the Cabanas area

• Capela Nossa Senhora do Mar in Cabanas: This is a modern church that was only inaugurated on 24th April 1994.

• Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição: Originates from the 16th century but had further work during the 18th.

• Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Luz: 16th century church in Luz

• Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Livramento: About 3km from Luz de tavira - early 18th century

• Igreja Matriz de Santa Luzia: This is a modern church in Santa Luzia - (mid 20th century) built on the site of a 16th century hermitage.

Historical remains in the Cabanas area

• Visit the fort of São João da Barra, at the entrance to the harbour (at the end of the waterfront road), built to a polygonal design in the 17th century. It is now privately owned.
  
   

• Visit the Fortaleza de Cacela Velha - a little further to the east of Cabanas

• Torre de Aires (or  Ares) in Luz - of medieval or Arab origins, formed part of the defences of this stretch of coast.