For anyone traveling on the holiday accommodation advertisements in British national newspapers, Carvoeiro  is possibly one of the best known of all Portugal .

Despite its reputation and be well known, the region has maintained a humble and quiet profile. The east and west of the town were built residential villas high quality and many with private pools. During the summer the area is very active, but, as winter approaches, the lower the blinds and it appears that much of the neighborhood goes into hibernation.

There are, however, an area in which the activity is maintained even in winter, in the east of the village, the facilities of Carvoeiro Club has two excellent golf courses, which has always porvoca people in this area.

Carvoeiro is one of the most famous tourism destinations of the Algarve rocky in concelho of Lagoa , between Armacao de Pera  and  Portimao .

Or Carvoeiro is an old fishing village in the district of Lagoa .

Since the 60 twentieth century has increasingly become a popular holiday destination for families especially.

The coast between Armacao de Pera to the east and   Ferragudo to the west is dominated by rock formations, switch for quiet bays with beautiful beaches.

On both sides of the village of Carvoeiro hotels and resorts were built on the cliffs provide spectacular views over the Atlantic .

This area is also known by golfers , the   Pestana Golf Resort has two competition rounds of 18 holes with the name of   Gramacho and Vale da Pinta .