Armação_de_Pêra
Armação de Pêra
Civil parish in Algarve, Portugal
Armação de Pêra is a town (vila) and Portuguese parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Silves.[1] The population in 2011 was 4,867,[2] in an area of 7.99 km2.[3] The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra[4] to distinguish it from the present Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra.[5]
The town (vila in Portuguese) of Armação de Pêra is a popular tourist center with fine beaches, hotels, cafés and restaurants.[5] It is on a broad bay that stretches from Pont da Galé to Senhora da Rocha. Its beaches[6] extend from Praia dos Pescadores[6] or the Fishermen's Beach, to Salomão beach,[6] including those of Maré Grande[6] and Beijinhos.[5]
The town is one of the last places in the region where fishing boats are launched from and recovered to the actual beach. There is no harbour.