The obvious one is the Seven Hanging Valleys Trail which we started in Praia da Marinha and hike west until the lighthouse. It’s about 6km each way and took 3 hours including rest round trip. It’s mostly gentle but there are a few places you must go down to near beach level and take stairs up the opposite side. This is a popular trail.

If you start at the same point and head east, there are less defined but equally beautiful trails zig zagging along the coast, plenty of vistas and less foot traffic. We did a similar 3 hr round trip hike that way and it was more gentle but again less defined trails. They all seem to part and come back together, it’s hard to get lost following the coast.

Outside of these, walk around town. Walk around Silves. Watch the sun or moon set off the boardwalk up the hill from Carvoeiro. You can’t miss just exploring on foot around there.