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    • Ferragudo
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  • Secret Spots
    • Algarve… e Schweppes
    • Chapel of Bones Alcantarilha
    • Finding Dinosaur Footprints
    • Igreja de São Lourenço
    • Monchique’s Convent
    • Monsanto Village
    • Pena Palace – Sintra
  • Gastronomy
    • Algarve Wines and Vineyards
    • Bacalhau – Portuguese Salted Cod
    • Brandy – Aguardente Vínica
    • Breakfast in Portugal
    • Craft Beer in Portugal
    • Ginjinha
    • Grilled Sardines
    • How to Buy Seafood
    • Licor Beirão
    • National Dishes of Portugal
    • Portuguese Coffee
    • Portuguese Drinks
    • Portuguese Sandwiches You Need to Try!
    • Port Explained
    • Super Bock or Sagres?
    • Tap Water in Portugal?
    • Vinho Espumante – Portuguese Sparkling Wines
    • Vinho Verde – Portugal’s Green Wine
    • Wine in the Algarve
  • Recipes
    • Ameijoas à Bulhão Pato
    • Arroz de Lingueirão
    • Arroz de Marisco
    • Arroz de Pato – Duck Rice
    • Arroz de Tamboril – Monkfish Rice
    • Arroz Doce – Rice Pudding
    • Bacalhau à Brás
    • Bacalhau á Gomes
    • Bacalhau com Natas
    • Bifanas
    • Bolas de Berlim
    • Caldo Verde – Green Soup
    • Carne de Porco à Alentejana
    • Francesinha
    • Pastel de Nata
    • Pastéis de Bacalhau
    • Piri Piri Chicken
    • Portuguese Sangria
    • Portuguese Sardine Spaghetti
    • Port and Tonic: Perfect Portonics
    • Prego no Pão
    • Spaghetti with Clams
    • Sopa da Pedra
    • Vinho Quente – Mulled Wine
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Blue Flag Beaches in the Algarve: The Complete Guide

Blue Flag beach Algarve

If you’re a beach lover than you’re probably aware of the famous blue flag flying over many of the best beaches in the world. What is exactly is a blue flag beach? Each year the non-profit organisation the Foundation for Environmental Education award blue flags to qualifying beaches. These beaches must meet exceptional standards regarding …

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Lisbon to Porto: How to get from Lisbon to Porto

Porto to Lisbon

Porto, is widely considered Portugal’s second city and offers a very different experience to Lisbon.  It is a historically rich and cosmopolitan city with an iconic location alongside the Douro river. For that reason, people are often looking for simple ways to travel to Porto. There are multiple reasons for travel to Porto from Lisbon, …

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Should You Tip in Portugal? A Guide to Tipping in Portugal

Tipping in Portugal

This question probably gets asked weekly and will often spur a heated debate. Why is it such a debate? Well quite simply, the popular areas of Portugal are filled with a mixture of expats, foreign tourists, and local tourists from all over Portugal. Who, understandably, bring and apply their tipping culture with them. This mix …

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A Portugal Staycation? Is 2021 the Best Year for a Staycation in Portugal?

Staycation in Portugal

If 2021 is anything like 2020 then you might be better off planning a staycation rather than a vacation or holiday. For those not in the know, what’s a staycation and what makes it different? The word is a portmanteau of ‘’stay’’ and ‘’vacation’’ and it’s all in the name. Literally, it means to stay …

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