Aljezur

Aljezur straddles the Ribeira de Aljezur in the western Algarve, and its river valley has long set the older hillside quarter apart from the newer town. The ruins of Aljezur Castle crown the slope above, recalling the settlement’s Islamic past before its incorporation into Portugal in 1249. West of town, the municipality reaches the Atlantic shore within the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park, where cliffs and sandy coves define this edge of the Algarve. Aljezur is also associated with the locally grown sweet potato, a protected regional product. See how Aljezur connects the western Algarve with Portugal’s Atlantic coast by browsing webcams nearby.

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