Ilha de Tavira, a sand dune island and popular beach, Ria Formosa Nature Park, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Coastal wooded landscape of pristine beaches and lagoon behind offshore sandbar, Cacela Velha, Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Ria Formosa Natural Park, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

View towards Ria Formosa Natural Park at sunset, Faro, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Faro Beach at sunset, Ilha de Faro, Ria Formosa Natural Park, Faro, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Ilha de Faro at dusk, Ria Formosa Natural Park, Faro, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

A boardwalk runs over dunes of Ilha Deserta (Barreta), an island in the Ria Formosa National Park, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

The golden sands of a beach on Ilha Deserta (Barreta), an island in the Ria Formosa National Park, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Stack of lobster pots and ceramic octopus pots on Culatra island, Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, near Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Main street of fishermen's village on Culatra island, Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, near Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Golf course, Laguna at the Ria Formosa, Quinta da Lago, Algarve, Portugal

Tourists on a small train driving through the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, Tavira, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Boat on land, Laguna at the Ria Formosa, Quinta de Marim, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal

Laguna at the Ria Formosa, Quinta da Lago, Algarve, Portugal

Figure of a mermaid above a door, Ilha da Culatra, Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Kayak tour and sailing boat in the lagoon, Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Kayak tour, Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Laguna at the Ria Formosa, Quinta de Marim, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal

Laguna at the Ria Formosa, Quinta da Lago, Algarve, Portugal

Aerial view from lagoon, Ria Formosa National Park, Fuseta, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Mansions with swimming pools, Ria Formosa National Park, Quinta do Lago, Almancil, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

City view with two market buildings in the evening, river Ria Formosa, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

City view with two market buildings in the evening, river Ria Formosa, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

City view with two market buildings and and river Ria Formosa in the evening, Ria Formosa Natural Park, Olhao, Algarve, Portugal, Europe