Algarve

Algarve Portugal

Algarve

The Algarve is the southernmost region

of mainland Portugal. It is the most important tourist region of Portugal and one of Europe’s most famous due to its temperate climate with mild and short winters, and long summers, dry, warm and. The excellent Portuguese cuisine and the long sandy beaches are the main reasons that bring people from many countries like United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany and Netherlands, visiting the Algarve. The architectural heritage is vast and rich, the Algarve has a great heritage of the passage of the Moors by Portugal. In recent years another type of tourism has grown in Algarve, the golf, the region has some of the best courses in Europe and an excellent climate for practice this sport, when in other countries it is cold and rain, the Algarve is good for playing golf, Vilamoura, Vale do Lobo and Quinta do Lago have awesome courses.

Algarve sandy beaches

Algarve beaches

Beaches of Algarve

It’s not just sea and beautiful beaches that the Algarve has, there are stunning landscapes in the mountains in the interior of Algarve region. Major cities of the Algarve are Faro its capital and where is the only international airport, Albufeira, Lagos, Silves, Loulé, Olhão, Portimão, Lagoa, Carvoeiro, Alvor, Vila Real de Santo António, Sagres, Tavira, Monchique and other small towns that deserve to be explored. Very close the only international airport of Algarve, there is a beautiful national park, the Ria Formosa, a kind of marsh lagoon with awesome islands and beaches in its interior. You can easily get this wonderful place from Faro, Olhão or Tavira. Hotels in Algarve

 Transports in Algarve

Faro International Airport (FAO) – There are flights from many european cities.

Buses and Trains – There are buses and trains from/to Lisbon to Algarve’s cities like Faro, Portimão and Lagos.

Map of Algarve

Map of Algarve Portugal

Map of Algarve

Where is Algarve on Map of Portugal

location Algarve on Map of Portugal

Where is Algarve on Map of Portugal