Go bird-spotting in Ria Formosa National Park

This national park covers more than 60 kilometres of coastline, and is made up of sandy islands and shallow lagoons. A favourite stopping point with birds migrating to Africa, it’s a good place to spot flamingos, storks and herons. You can visit the kennels at the visitor centre, too, where a rare Portuguese water dog is bred – probably the only dog you’ll ever see with webbed feet.

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