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A nature reserve between the towns of Lagos and Portimão that has a diverse mix of habitats of brushwood, forest and agricultural land, comprising the estuary, dunes, marshes and salt-pans, and also the Quinta da Rocha and Abicada peninsula. Ria de Alvor was included in the Natura 2000 network of sites, due to the presence of species and habitats considered worthy of protection at the European level.
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Igreja Paroquial de Alvor, Igreja do Divino Salvador
Constructed in the Manueline and Rococo styles, the longitudinal church is composed of three naves, with expressive principal porticos and lateral arcades. The 18th century principal façade highlight the entranceway with an interior in the Baroque style, main and collateral altars in a revivalist style with Rococo chapels.
Igreja da Misericórdia
A 15th-century church, consisting of a singular stucco nave and simple curved facade.