With a human presence dating back to prehistoric times, the people of Vila do Bispo have been shaped by the land and the sea, by the sun and the salt. Once hunter-gatherers, then shepherds and farmers, always fishermen and shellfish gatherers. Our fishermen take pride in a sea that offers them everything, including the finest fish in the world! Limpets, mussels and barnacles, delicious seafood gathered by the innate skill of the shellfish gatherers, down the cliffs, their steady hands gripping rough, salt-encrusted ropes. In the 20^th century, many came to work in the countryside, a time when Vila do Bispo was already known as the “Barn of the Algarve”, being crowned by several windmills erected on its hills.

Today, the old customs are very much alive. The rural landscapes remain dotted with crops, and shepherds still lead their flocks through the gentle valleys, remote movements that endure through time and the strength of these people. These are the arts of the land and the sea that have endured since the dawn of Humanity. Gestures that are repeated, the same resources, the same determination, a long tradition ...