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Geology | Tourism | Heritage<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Geotourism in the Algarve – much more than just the beach!
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Few people know that the Algarve has a very rich cultural and natural heritage.
\nrich In particular, the geological heritage of the Algarve
\nis a “rough diamond” and has so far remained largely
\nhidden from tourism. The geological richness of the Algarve is testified by the upcoming Geopark Algarvensis. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Geological Heritage<\/strong><\/h4><\/span>
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The Algarve shows an enormous geological diversity. There are geosites with fossils or spectacular rock structures, as well as stunning landscapes such as the Ria Formosa.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Guided visits<\/strong><\/h4><\/span>
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We offer guided tours with geology in the Algarve in the countryside and also in cities. In these visits you will live different experiences, in which you will get to know better the natural and cultural heritage of the Algarve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Geotourism<\/strong><\/h4><\/span>
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Geotourism is a sustainable way to learn about the geological and cultural heritage of a region. We conduct tours addressed to non-geologists and geologists to geological sites and other places of interest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Algarve<\/strong><\/h4><\/span>
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The Algarve has, in addition to the beaches and its vast cultural heritage, a geological history that spans hundreds of millions of years, in which former oceans and a supercontinent have left their marks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Follow us into past centuries and millions of years and discover with us the geological and cultural heritage of the Algarve!<\/p><\/h3><\/span>

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On the \u201cSteps & Stones\u201d countryside tours, you will witness how the earth has been shaped over the course of millions of years, and how layers of rocks have formed and then been eroded.<\/p>\n

We dive into a long-gone sea, find fossilized animals such as corals, snails, and shells that lived ages ago in reefs and on the bottom, and can put our hands on deposits of the supercontinent Pangea. You see solidified lava flows that originated from massive volcanic eruptions millions of years ago.<\/p>\n

The Algarve coast allows us to obtain an excellent perception of what is under our feet. We can appreciate the exposed rocks on the cliffs, gnawed by the continuous attacks of the sea waves, and learn how the power of the eternal “element” water creates the unique landscape of the Ria Formosa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>