Pêra

Pêra is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. The village is 12.5km south east of Silves and is 261km south south east of Lisbon. The village used to be called Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra to distinguish it from the present Armação de Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Baixo (Lower Pêra).DescriptionPêra is located a little south of the N125 coast road and is linked to Albufeira by the old municipal road Estr EN526. Pêra has benefited from the road by-pass built several years back which diverted most of the traffic away from the village which often brought it to a standstill. The narrow streets of the village were only ever intended to accommodate pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles.The International Sand Sculpture Festival (FIESA) is held annually in the parish.The parish of Pêra has within its boundaries the villages ofArroteiesBenagaiaFonte NegraLourigaMesquitaMonte RaposoRelvasRogelSão LourençoSentieirasTorrinhaVale de MargemVales