Odemira
Tourist Office, Paça José Maria Lopes Falcão, Odemira 7630
Phone: +351 283 320 900
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Odemira originated from the Arab words wad (meaning river) and Emir. Odemira’s charm lies in its location on top of a small hill, forming a kind of amphitheatre with brilliant white houses facing towards the river Mira. The source of the river is in the Serra do Caldeirão, but from this point on it is navigable as far as its mouth at Vila Nova de Milfontes, a beautiful setting for sailing, rowing or canoeing. Despite being conquered from the Moors by the first Portuguese king D. Afonso Henriques, the town was not granted a charter until 1257, in the reign of D. Afonso III.
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