Central Algarve Travel Guide: Towns, Beaches and Things to Do

Central Algarve Coastline Falesia

The Central Algarve is one of the most popular and most visited regions of the Algarve. Busy resort towns, dramatic limestone cliffs, marinas, market towns, and some of southern Portugal’s most photographed beaches. It is the most developed part of the Algarve, but it also contains historic centres, fishing villages, inland towns, and coastal walks …

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Eastern Algarve Travel Guide: Towns, Beaches and Islands

East Algarve

The eastern Algarve is perhaps the Algarve as its purest. An unspoiled and more rural Algarve compared to the central and most popular region. Here in the eastern Algarve many of the towns retain their original historic features and they haven’t all been converted into resorts with high rise apartments. With the Ria Formosa stretching …

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The Alentejo: Portugal’s Historic Towns, Vineyards and Wild Coast

Alentejo - rolling hills, trees, plains

The Alentejo region, stretching across southern Portugal, is a land of rolling plains, whitewashed villages, and rich historical heritage. It is is widely known for its slow-paced lifestyle, vineyards, and exceptional cuisine. Stretching from the Tagus River to the Algarve and east to the Spanish border, it offers a slower, more rural experience than Lisbon …

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