THE ALGARVE - Portugal - page 170

The best secluded beach in the region is PraiadoCastelejo, just north of Cape Sagres
(from the town of Vila do Bispo, drive inland and follow the signs for 15 minutes). If
you have a car and didn't grow up in Fiji, this really is worth the drive. Overlooking the
deserted beach is Castelejo Restaurante, which specializes in octopus dishes and cata-
plana, the hearty local seafood stew (daily 12:00-22:00, 7.5 miles from Salema at Praia
do Castelejo, tel. [phone]). While beaches between Salema and Sagres offer more
of a seaside landscape, beaches north of São Vicente are more rugged and wild because
they're exposed to ocean wind and weather. If there's no sand in Castelejo when you visit,
blame it on nature and enjoy the rock formations instead.
Activities
Cape Cruiser down at Cape Sagres' port takes boat trips out to Cabo São Vincente
(around €20/person) and also does fishing trips (cash only, mobile [phone],
[e-mail] ).
MarIlimitado offers several daily boat trips, including dolphin watching (€32/person,
1.5 hours, July-Sept tours go every hour 9:30-15:30, March-June and Oct-Nov at 11:30
only); seabird watching (€40/person, 3 hours, by reservation March-Nov at 9:30); and a
visit to Cabo São Vincente (€20/person, 1 hour, March-Nov at 16:00; no tours Dec-Feb,
mobile [phone], www.marilimitado.com , [e-mail] ) .