Alvor

Alvor is renowned for its beaches and its fishing village near the mouth of the river.

Alvor died on 25 October 1495, the King of Portugal D. João II . Shortly thereafter, Manuel raised it to the village county seat, would lose that status in the early nineteenth century. The small town was only comprises the town and had, in 1801, 1288 inhabitants.

Although it is usual to hear visitors or outsiders call “Alvor” the village, when the designation “Alvor” refers to the river with the same name. For someone refer to Alvor, Alvor or simply to indicate village of Alvor.

The name of this village, contrary to what one might think, no means daybreak, early in the day, but fortress, castle, deriving from the Arabic al-burdj.

Its main industry is tourism.