Zoological sights in The Algarve
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Monchique
A fiercely beautiful, lilting landscape surrounds this small, bustling hill town in the forested Serra de Monchique, Algarve's mountain range. It's a crisp-aired contrast to the coast, and a great region for biking, walking or horse riding. If you're not feeling energetic, there's a spa hidden in woodland and a wonderful private zoo for endangered species.
You can find commercial brands of medronho (a locally made firewater) everywhere in Portugal, but according to those who have suffered enough hangovers to know, the best of all is the Monchique privately made brew.
The Serra de Monchique is thick with medronho's raw material - the arbutus, or strawberry tree. Its berrie…
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Zoo
This zoo is a shady 3-hectare kid-pleaser, with many small primates, and a children’s farm housing domestic animals. It’s near the village of Barão de São Miguel, 8km west of Lagos.
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