Portimao, Portugal

Postcard ID: PT-308128
Country: Portugal

Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Algarve region on the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 55,614 inhabitants and the Portimão Municipality has 50,454 (as of 2009; INE). The two most populous towns in the Algarve are Portimão and Faro.

From touristic point of view Portimao is famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish.

Here is a funny Portuguese stamp: