Olhão

The fish market Olhão ’26 ◎

Two red-brick halls on the waterfront since 1916, one for fish and one for fruit and bread; the Algarve’s catch laid out under azulejo scenes of the people who bring it in.

Marina com Noélia Olhão ’26

Chef Noélia Jerónimo’s Olhão room above the Ria Formosa; the estuary and the market cooked with the plain confidence that made her name in the Algarve.

Casa Cubista Olhão ’26

Bold, hand-painted Portuguese ceramics and honest textiles gathered from the region’s workshops; named for the cubist houses that give the town its skyline.

Ilha da Armona Ria Formosa ’26

A short ferry across the lagoon to a car-free sandbar; cross the dunes to the ocean side for a beach day deep in the Ria Formosa.

Estaminé Ilha Deserta ’26

The only restaurant on the empty island at mainland Portugal’s southern tip; solar-powered and boat-only, the day’s fish grilled where the sand runs seven kilometres out.