History of Ferragudo

22 April 2025

Hero of the resistance from Ferragudo

On April 25 the “Day of Freedom” is celebrated in Portugal. On April 25 1974, after more than 40 years, the nonviolent Carnation Revolution ended the authoritarian “Estado Novo” regime. In Ferragudo the picturesque shopping...

9 April 2025

What did Ferragudo look like 500 years ago?

The town of Ferragudo is first indicated on a map of Portugal and the Algarve from 1560. 40 years after its foundation there was apparently already a visible settlement that justified an entry on the...

20 July 2024

Ferragudo, a royal favour to the bishop

It is believed that the Algarve Bishop, who was based in Silves, took the initiative to found Ferragudo. Around 1520, Portugal was a world power through explorations and conquests. The gold, slave and spice trade...

19 June 2024

The establishment of Ferragudo in 1520

On August 21, 1520, Queen Dona Leonor fulfils the request of the city of Silves to establish a settlement on the site of Ferragudo with her decree. That is why the main square is named...

19 June 2024

The Romans scattered money here

For three thousand years the mouth of the Arade River has been visited by distant nations in search of a safe haven and trade. The Phoenicians, who inhabited the eastern coast of the Mediterranean where...

19 June 2024

The Romans were also on the beach in Ferragudo

The coast of the Algarve was an ideal place 2000 years ago for the production of ‘garum’, a fish sauce that was very popular in Roman cuisine. The main ingredients fish, salt and sun were...