Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo is a rustic agricultural village between Tavira and Sa Bras de Alportel, with a blended population of local and foreigners, surrounded by wonderful countryside!!

History

Santa Catarina lies midway between the important Roman port town of Santa Luzia da Tavira (named as Balsa in Roman times) and the Roman settlement of Sao Bras de Alportel.

The parish was named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria, who perished in 307 AD, referring to a legend stating that an image of Catherine appeared at the fountain of the bishop (Portuguese: Fonte do Bispo): this gave rise to the regions name.

The main economic activities of this parish are the production of olive oil, the ceramics industry (manufacture of tiles, tiles and bricks), rural tourism and distilleries (mainly medronho brandy)

Links

Wikipedia page
Junta de Freguesia page
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