Hi,
On a separate thread I asked about the Silver Coast vs the Algarve and now am focused on the Silver Coast
A well respected contributor (aka Kathryn) recommended São Martinho do Porto, she has not been there in many years
Anyone been there recently and care to share their thoughts?
Regards
Dennis and Elinore
I would also be interested since I continue to recommend it. I was there briefly in 2020 but just for lunch. If it has deteriorated, I definitely need to stop recommending it.
I was there a few months ago, just for the day. I thought it was a lovely little town. I often visit a place for a day, then find myself thinking I'd like to go back to spend more time. Sao Martinho is one of those places. I can easily imagine myself spending a few low key weeks there.
I was there last month with my wife.
We found the town cute, but the beach and main strip were too touristy for us. Nothing but tacky souvenir shops.
The restaurants were overpriced and there was little charm to the place.
As I mentioned in another post, we found the sand on the beach oily and the water dirty. Lots of plastic garbage.
I guess it comes down to what you want to do. If you're not a beach person or a swimmer, then the town might be okay.
But we definitely preferred Nazaré. Beautiful sandy beach and plenty of charm. Really friendly people, too.
