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Moncarapacho is a small but bustling, rural market town, and give you a true insight into the traditional Portuguese way of life.
It is at the heart of the country's flower industry, so expect your holidays in Moncarapacho to include plenty of fragrant walks in beautiful countryside. The town is hidden away betwixt the Sierra de Moncarapacho mountains and the deep, blue sea. It is surrounded by olive and orange groves, so it's perfect for walkers, painters, photographers or country-lovers searching for an idyll. There's a quaint medieval church with a 16th century, Renaissance doorway alongside a curious little museum and the winding streets are lined with gorgeous white, pink and terracotta houses, local restaurants serving authentic regional cuisine and relaxed bars and pavement cafes. The town is famous (locally) for its four-day festival and its vibrant Saturday market, and its proximity to the coast means your summer holidays in Moncarapacho can include just as much sea, sun and sand as you want, mixed with bird-watching trips to the Formosa National Reserve or voyages of discovery, by boat, to a variety of coastal towns.
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Moncarapacho is a small country town in the middle of an area which is home to orange growing and horticulture. It has a calm, relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The town offers all the basic facilities of banks, post office, internet cafe, small supermarkets, petrol station, market, restaurants and plenty of pavement cafés. It even has its own tiny museum. It has a market on the first Saturday of each month. For four days in the summer it comes alive with a big agricultural market, complete with local cuisine, dancing and music, and everything for sale from baskets to tractors. There is also a good ceramic shop on the edge of the town.
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