Portimão, the blue legend of southern Portugal.

Portimão in southern Portugal hides a continuous and fantastic cliff coastline. At the junction of the mountains and the sea, it composes the blue legend of the Atlantic Ocean. 🏝 The coast of Portimão is full of strange stones, cliffs and caves with different postures, but they are scattered and difficult to reach. I chose two easy hiking routes with concentrated essence, which can be completed in half a day. 1⃣ Hiking Route 1: Starting from Albandeira Beach, walk west to enjoy the sea Elephant Mountain Arco de Albandeira, Praia da Malhada do Baraco, Praia do Pau, Navy Beach Praia da Marinha, and the popular Heart Shape, then return to the Navy Beach along the original route, with a total distance of 3 km. ⛹🏻 The whole journey is a flat dirt road, which is very easy to walk. 📷 This route concentrates the highlights of the Portimão coast. The giant strange stones cut the coastline into a jagged shape, with various shapes. Under the cliff, there is a deserted golden beach, and the seagulls naturally become its owner. The glassy sea water rolls up thousands of snow piles, chanting the desolation and loneliness of nature. 2⃣ Hiking Route 2: Starting from Algar Seco, walk west to Carvoeiro, with a total distance of 1.5 km. ⛹🏻 The whole journey is a wooden plank road, and you can walk as long as you have legs. 📷 Algar Seco hides many sea caves, with ups and downs of tidal sounds, and a different cave. Carvoeiro is a seaside town with unique Mediterranean-style buildings and is known as the Santorini of Portugal. The check-in machine in Figure 17 is at Alto da Praia do Carvoeiro, overlooking the town bay. 🚍 Non-self-driving transportation: The bus in Portimão is expensive and the time is sparse. If you don't drive by yourself, you can only take a taxi (Uber or Bolt), even if you take a taxi alone, it is very cheap. Portimão to Albandeira Beach is about 12 euros, Navy Beach to Algar Seco is about 7 euros, and Carvoeiro to Portimão is about 10 euros. 🥘 Food: Delicious and cheap Portuguese-style seafood! 1⃣ Restaurante O Mata Porcos (Portimão city) Must eat the southern Portuguese specialty Babysquids in olive oil, fry the whole squid, and chewy in the glutinous. The House wine green Portuguese specialty green wine must be tasted with the meal, which is less astringent than white wine and has more fruity sweetness. 2⃣ Restaurante Casa Algarvia (Carvoeiro) The ideal choice after the end of the hike! Must eat Octopus a Lagareiro Portuguese-style special octopus leg, the method of boiling and then roasting makes the octopus leg crispy on the outside, but the core is extremely soft, and the taste is amazing. The side dishes are roasted sweet potatoes, roasted garlic slices, and stir-fried vegetables, full of garlic flavor.