CONVENTO

Olhao is a salty, soulful (and sometimes smelly!) working fishing town on the Eastern Algarve. Olhao is not quite 15 minutes by cab from Faro international airport. Olhão enjoys around 300 days of sunshine each year. It does rain sometimes, but rarely for too long. Spring is long, as is summer, when a shady corner or a splash in the pool become very welcome. Autumn is often glorious: the year before last we were still swimming off Culatra on November 15th. 1/10 WHERE Olhao is a salty, soulful (and sometimes smelly!) working fishing town on the Eastern Algarve. Olhao is not quite 15 minutes by cab from Faro international airport. Olhao is thriving markets, a cobbled Arab medina, friendly barrios and a sauntering seafront where thousands of swifts greet each sunrise and dusky pink sunset. As the tides slide out, the seabed reveals herself as miles of gardens where a thousand generations of Olhanenses have dug for juicy clams. As you ride the slow ferry to the island village of Culatra there’s time to breathe the briny air, then to stroll the boardwalk over lonely dunes to share her wild, white sandy beach with oystercatchers and cockle-draggers. As the pristine sweet waters of the Rio Formosa National Park mix with Atlantic waves you can be perfectly alone. A sprinkling of bars that will serve you a jarro of wine, a long caiprinha or just a freshly presse orange juice. Aromas of salted sardines grilling gently over charcoal fill Olhao’s evening air. Plates of just-dug clams swimming in garlicky olive oil are yours for the asking. For a few euros, super-fresh fish from Olhao’s abundant seas are your for the asking, too. They arrive with juicy salads and potatoes that taste like potatoes ought. The Eastern Algarve has a kind climate, where fruits, vegetables, animals and people live happy lives. Olhão enjoys around 300 days of sunshine each year. It does rain sometimes, but rarely for too long. Winters are mild, and Convento has underfloor heating throughout. Spring is long, as is summer, when a shady corner or a splash in the pool become very welcome. At this time, there are festivities all around the Algarve with the peak in August when Olhão hosts the Festival do Marisco, the largest seafood feast in the country. Autumn is often glorious: the year before last we were still swimming off Culatra on November 15th. For prices and booking see BOOK

Convento’s bedrooms are located around a central patio on the ground and first floors of an old restored building. Two Rooftop rooms are accessed by a traditional winding staircase leading to the roof terrace. Each room has a double bed (which can be separated into 2 twin beds), a seating area, a private bathroom with shower, and is equipped with a silent ceiling fan and floor heating, but no air conditioning.There is WIFI but, for a more serene stay, no TV. Double room Rooftop Ermelinda bathroom 1/15 WHICH Convento’s bedrooms are located around a central patio on the ground and first floors of an old restored building. Two Rooftop rooms are accessed by a traditional winding staircase leading to the roof terrace. Each room has a double bed (which can be separated into 2 twin beds), a seating area, a private bathroom with shower, and is equipped with a silent ceiling fan and floor heating, but no air conditioning . There is WIFI but, for a more serene stay, no TV . Bedrooms Double (Odelinda & Otilia) Double rooms are among our most secret rooms, tucked away on the side of the patio. One of our first guests called them the “Novice” rooms. 28 sqm Large Double (Nascimenta & Natevidade) Large Double rooms are luminous, south facing, with large traditional wooden doors opening onto the patio, as well as sliding windows. These rooms have a spacious seating area. We baptised them the “Mother Superior” rooms. 32 sqm Suite (Salgadinha, Sezaltina & Edvirgem) Suites are the grandest rooms of Convento. Their gilded bathroom, large draping curtains and translucent fabrics are worthy of bishops. The comfortable seating area is discreetly separated from the bedroom. 45 sqm Rooftop cabin (Natercia & Ermelinda) Rooftop cabins will touch the romantic in you. These 2 rooms preside over the Ria Formosa and are brushed by its cooling breezes. One of them (Ermelinda) has its own small private patio with outdoor seating, the other one (Natercia) has a sea view. Only for those travelling light: you will find it impossible to carry large luggage up the narrow staircase. 20-22 sqm For prices and booking see BOOK

My favorite things to do here Walk My favorite restaurants A do FERNANDO - Restaurant "Á do Fernando" Grilled fish in a local ambience. Out of season only lunch time. Closed Sundays. Eleonore Lefebure My best recommend To Do Walk A good day in the Islands with a picnic. Take the boat to any island and don't forget water, sun cream, hat, and of course the picnic. Easy to do easy to buy in town. If you prefer you can use one of the restaurants in the islands.

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1/4 WHY It’s a love thing... We fell happily in love with this town’s beautiful, crumbling homes. We hoped that with the proper love we could breathe new life into their proud old stones. We found that the block of high blank walls a few steps away from our houses and apartments held more than just cats and rubble. Once, Convento was where village girls working in Olhão’s thriving canning industry would live. Convento was a safe place, a place where the girls’ dormitories circled a peaceful cloister, a place of sanctuary from their hectic work lives. Slowly, carefully, we have re-imagined this space. What were dormitories are now spacious light-filled bedrooms, with high wooden ceilings that allow the air to stay fresh, and your dreams to soar. We’ve fashioned bathrooms from blush-veined Alentejo marble. A quiet corner has become a library: please do leave us a book or two... What was a fish salting vault is now our kitchen and refectory, from where we offer breakfasts of olives grown in the hills that fringe the town, and Alentejo cheeses from the market, and just-baked breads, and local hand-stirred jams, and Algarve dried fruits soaked in citrus, and sweet juice from the heavy oranges of Dona Celestina’s trees. For prices and booking see BOOK

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Convento, Olhao, Algarve, B&B in Southern Portugal. Spacious rooms in the old fishing town by the sea.  (photo by helen mason) 1/4 Convento Olhão Convento is a few light, white, airy bedrooms. A townhouse, a family home, a place to be yourself. Convento is a roof terrace to gaze over the sea and the white roofs of Olhão. Two miradouros, a place to catch the soft sea breeze. Convento is a hidden courtyard and a smiling fountain under the high southern sky. A pattern of hand made tiles in washed indigo, a whitewashed bench, a place to read, and chat, and think. Convento Olhão is a refuge in the tide, our home, where you are welcome to make yourself at home. For prices and booking see BOOK Buy a GIFT

Warning! You may fall in love with Olhão after these. My favorite things to do here Walk around My favorite restaurants ESTAMINÉ - Eating lunch at Restaurante Estaminé in island Deserta, open until 19:00 (17:30 during the low season) To Do Walk around Going for a late evening walk to look at the sunset or a night time walk to look at the stars, and perhaps grab an Ice cream at Gelateria Gelvi (by the sea front market) to eat along the way. Visiting Fábrica do Queijo to buy national and local delicacies such as cheese, canned fish from Olhão, and others... to eat at the beach or home terrace with a nice glass of wine.

Filipe Monteiro You will be in good hands My favorite things to do here Beach. Sketching. Tenis. Walk. Having a drink. My favorite restaurants VAI E VOLTA - Grilled fish - only lunch time. Tip: Go early (12h) O GALO - Eclectic dishes - only supper time. Tip: Reserve in advance PRAZERES - Sea food & others To Do Beach. Because I love the Sea the Sun and tranquility one of my favorites thing to do is to take a boat to the Islands (Armona / Culatra / Farol or Deserta) and after 5 min walk being completely alone commuting with the nature. You can eat in any Island. BOATS SKEDULLE . Sketching Sketching in a good creative ambiance on Thursdays Morning with Jill one great resident artist (w/nude models). To reserve +351 934 840 176 Tenis (playing or learning) anytime with Paulo Mestre in the camping Tenis Court (he picks you and deliver if you don't have car). To reserve +351 919 713 459 Walk Walk around bird watch with PERNATUR (swipe their home page up to more info. Having a drink Having a drink in the evening at Cantalupe (jazz bar) in the sea front or Catita 's bar by night (eclectic music, young atmosphere) in the main avenue in front of the vegetable market.

Dates and prices, contact details, online booking 1/8 BOOK PRICES Rates below are in Euros per night for a stay of 3 to 6 nights for 2 people . For shorter or longer stays check availabilities and prices by clicking below "book here" or send us an email. Contact us if planning to book more than 4 rooms. Convento is open to guests from March to October. 2026______________________________________ Mar to Jun to Oct May Sep Double 160 185 160 Large Double 175 210 175 Suite 190 230 190 Rooftop cabin 175 210 175 2026 rates excluding Municipal Tourist Tax . For more information check " book here " . Our prices include home-made breakfast; please let us know in advance if you prefer vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and/or lactose-free . Children over thirteen welcome; for families with younger children please contact us for alternative accommodation. No air conditioning : natural cross ventilation, fans, closing windows and shutters on hot days. Under floor heating on cold nights. Rooftop cabins have luggage restrictions (only cabin-size) due to the narrow staircase. No pets , sorry. book here If any question, click on our email below: We expect to respond your enquiry at our earliest convenience, during the next 24 hours. conventoolhao@gmail.com Convento hotline: +351 912 46 32 33 (telephone call to Portuguese mobile network) Every phone call is welcome, but we like to keep this number for desperate guests stuck on an island or lost in Olhao. For booking enquiries, please use our booking system or email.

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