Ferragudo is a small town on the Algarve that lives simply and is simply beautiful. The first settlement in the known area of Ferragudo was a fortified hamlet under the supervision and control of the nearby town of Silves. When the Moors invaded the Algarve, it also took possession of Ferragudo. Upon the liberation of the Algarve, Ferragudo was declared to be a town that prospered until the great earthquake of 1755 that left most of Portugal leveled. (more…)