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Bring water and food: water and a small shop are only available at the start of the PR9, and the Via Algarviana notes that the village café is closed. After heavy rain the gullies around the Foupana can fill fast and become dangerous. The date of the Feira do Campo changes every year; in 2026 it was on 19 April.
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Azinhal
Azinhal is a village close to Castro Marim and the seat of a hill parish of 68.7 square kilometres, the third largest in the municipality, with 479 residents in 2021. It is known for two things: its bread and pastries, good enough to draw people from elsewhere, and bobbin lace, still made by a handful of lacemakers who show their work at fairs and markets. Local tradition ties the origin of the lace to the Legend of Azinhal, a love story. The village has the church of Espírito Santo. To the east, on high ground, a windmill gives a sweeping view over the Guadiana. The Espaço Multiusos houses the Queijaria Experimental, which sells and offers tastings of fresh cheese and yogurt made from Algarve goat's milk. The GR15 Rota do Guadiana trail climbs to Azinhal on its stretch between Junqueira and Odeleite and meets the PR3 'Janelas do Guadiana' walk here. The village holds a monthly market.
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Odeleite Dam
The Odeleite dam was built in 1997 on the stream of the same name, to irrigate farmland and supply water to part of the Algarve. It is a rockfill dam with a maximum height of 65 metres and a crest 347 metres long, and its reservoir covers about 720 hectares of winding bends between steep slopes. From the air it looks like a dragon, and it was as the 'Blue Dragon' that an aerial photograph made it famous online. Since 26 June 2026 it has had a river beach, next to Odeleite village. The opening was put off for several years because of drought. The bathing area is a floating platform of 20 by 10 metres with two pools, one for children, reached by two floating walkways and a bridge. Above it are a terraced sun deck, the bar and the changing rooms. There is parking and lifeguard cover, and the site includes a centre for non-polluting water sports. In 2026 it was the only inland beach in the Algarve with a Blue Flag.
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Foz de Odeleite
Foz de Odeleite is a small village on the bank of the Guadiana, at the point where the Odeleite stream flows into the river. A little upstream the Odeleite has already merged with the Foupana, and the two arrive here as one. The village faces the water. It has a floating pier, first installed in the early 1990s and replaced in 2019, where the tour boats that work the Guadiana tie up. Arriving by land you will find a cheese dairy and a restaurant known for its lamprey and eel dishes. It is also a stop on the GR15 Rota do Guadiana trail: the stretch from Odeleite passes the Pernadas watermill, reaches Foz and carries on north through Corte das Donas to Álamo, in the municipality of Alcoutim.
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Pernadas Watermill
The Moinho das Pernadas is an old watermill on the Odeleite stream, 2 km from the village on the road to Foz de Odeleite. It used the stream to grind the region's grain and kept working until around 1980, when the last miller left. The site has been restored and includes the mill, a landing stage, the miller's house, a lookout and a bread oven. Beside it are a weir, built in the mid-20th century, and a small museum with a picnic area. Two walking routes pass here: the circular PR4 'Odeleite de Perto e de Longe', and Sector 3 of the GR15, which follows the stream down to Foz de Odeleite.
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