Vila Real de Santo António

Today, these townhouses around the main square are showing serious degradation with the passing of time. With the construction to the north of a new bridge in 1991 across the River Guadiana connecting Seville in Spain with the Algarve, the obvious diminishing of the popularity of this town will have further effect. Between this town and the Ocean is the popular beach resort area named Monte Gordo that offers the tourist kilometers of sea washed beach lined with a pine forest. The population of approximately 14,000 inhabitants tend to gain their living either in the tourist industry, fishing, or trading across the river with their Spanish neighbors. It is a very pleasant and relaxing experience to cross the river by ferryboat to visit the Spanish town of Ayamonte, or take a tourist trip upstream to the charming small Portuguese town of Alcoutim.

ATP has decided to close down the Eastern Region of the Algarve
due to lack of interest.