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Residential Paiva
was built in 1982 and has been renewed during the years. In the
year 2003 it was totally remodelled, whether in the bedrooms or in
the reading rooms and breakfast rooms.
HISTORY OF MONTE GORDO
(Source: City council of Vila Real de Santo
António)
- Monte Gordo:
Only 3 km away from Vila Real de Santo António, this old fishing
village situated between a vast pine tree plantation and the sea was
a pioneer in the tourism development in Algarve, with the
construction of one of the first hotels in the region in the 60s.
With a long and beautiful beach, a good climate and several
pedestrian areas, built in the traditional Portuguese sidewalk,
Monte Gordo is one of the main Algarve tourist destinations. In
addition to the beach, Monte Gordo offers other leisure activities
as the Casino and a great number of bars and restaurants where you
will be able to appreciate the Algarve gastronomy rich in fish and
shellfishes. Worth of mentioning is also the procession of Nossa
Senhora das Dores in the 2nd Sunday of September, followed by
fishing boats, meticulously decorated, throughout all the bay
waters.
Architectural Heritage

• Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores –
Antique temple, possibly as old as the village of Monte Gordo. It
has, underneath, vestiges of another church that the sands buried.
Natural Heritage
• Monte Gordo beach - the beauty of its
beach and the safe and warm waters attracted the first foreign
tourists in the 60s, giving it a leading place in the development of
the Algarve’s tourism. Today, Monte Gordo is an international
tourism center, with a casino within the wide range of equipments
available.
• Forest production
Other Places of Interest
• Monte Gordo Casino - In 1934 replaced
the primitive one (Peninsular Casino) that it was close to it.
Later on it was remodelled several times.
• Avenue Infante D. Henrique
(pedestrian sidewalk)
– a wide avenue close to the water in which the car circulation is
forbidden, allowing relaxing walks near the sea.
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