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Available until 01/31/2025 Located in the south of Portugal, the Algarve, the largest natural reef in the country, is famous for its cork, a traditional raw material used, among other things, to make bags and shoes. Old sixty-year-old diesel wagons from the Portuguese railway company CP still circulate there in a scent of nostalgia, giving their drivers a hard time! Departing from Vila Real de Santo António, on the Spanish border, the sun-drenched coast offers its inhabitants a plethora of marine riches. For example, the small town of Castro Marim is famous for its excellent sea salt and the village of Santa Luiza for its delicious octopus. Not far from the region's capital, Faro, the Ria Formosa Natural Park stretches over 60 kilometers. In Lagos, the spectacular rocky coastline meets the old walls built by the Moors, which recall the prosperity of the Algarve in the Middle Ages, when Muslims ruled the region, before Portuguese explorers left to travel the world. Documentary series (Germany, 2020, 52mn) #algarve #documentary #artefamily Subscribe to the ARTE Family Youtube channel: / @artefamilyfr Find us on social networks: Facebook: / infobyarte Twitter: / arteinfo