Olhão is a traditional fishing town in the east Algarve, Portugal. It’s a great town to explore and is perfect for a day trip to experience some of the authentic Algarve. Olhão does have a reputation of being a more rugged working town, than a pure tourist destination. However, you’l find plenty to see and …
The centre of the Algarve is undoubtedly the most popular and the most widely visited area of the Algarve. Within central Algarve you’ll not only find the big resort towns like Albufeira and Vilamoura, but also historical towns like Silves and Loulé, not to mention the regional capital of the Algarve, Faro. Putting the Central …
The western Algarve is more rugged and windswept than both the central Algarve and the eastern Algarve. Once you move away from the resort towns and villages, the wild west Algarve is a place that attracts a bigger mix of surfers, walkers, and naturalists than holiday makers and your typical tourists. Much of the coastline …
If you’re looking to explore the Algarve, you’ll often need to hire a car. Outside of the major towns and cities, taxis can be expensive and public transport can be inconvenient or non-existent. Despite it being straight forward to rent a car in the Algarve, one of the biggest complaints I hear is about the …