Travel Reference
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The fountain in front of the building is a reminder of the old days. When water to the vil-
lage was cut off, this was always running.
At the west end of the beach, look for the dinosaur footprints 200 yards past the
Atlântico restaurant in a big, flat, yellowish raised rock (beside the rusty pipe sticking out
of the cliff,
www.geology.west-algarve.net
)
.
Also on the west end, at low tide, you may be able to climb over the rocks past tiny
tide pools to secluded Figueira Beach. (But be aware of when the tide comes in, or your
route back will have to be over land.) While the old days of black-clad widows chasing
topless Nordic women off the beach are gone, nudism is still risqué today. If you go top-
less, do so with discretion. Over the rocks and beyond the view of prying eyes, Germans
grin and bare it.
Hiking:
There are several beautiful hikes from Salema along the beach and through
the countryside out to neighboring villages such as Figueira. For routes, ask at your hotel,
or see the walks and hikes described at
http://salema4u.com/tours
.
Community Development:
The whole peninsula (west of Lagos) has been declared
a natural park, and further development close to the beach is forbidden. But the village
