DESTINATION THE ALGARVE

Tourism and related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer economy. Fish, seafood and fruit production, which includes oranges, carob beans, figs and almonds, are other important activities in the region.

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DISCOVER THE ALGARVE: Albufeira, Burgau, Cape St. Vincent, Faro, Lagos, Paderne Castle, Porches Pottery, Portimao, Praia de Burgau, Praia da Marinha, Silves, Vilamoura,

DISCOVER ALBUFEIRA Tourism and commerce are the main activities in Albufeira. Most tourists arrive via nearby Faro Airport, a 40-minute drive away. Once the sun sets the centre of Albufeira comes alive with bars, restaurants and shops to suit most tastes from authentic Portuguese fare to Irish pubs ...

DISCOVER BURGAU Burgau located in the region of Algarve, municipality of Vila do Bispo was a fishing village, now living entirely on tourism. Its most important attraction is the small beach of Praia de Burgau surrounded by hills that protect this beach from the frequent strong wind characteristic of Barlavento. There is a hotel in this town and a large number of small apartments ...

CAPE ST. VINCENT Cape St. Vincent, next to the Sagres Point, on the so-called Costa Vicentina, is a headland in the municipality of Sagres, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. This cape is the southwesternmost point in Portugal. It forms the southwestern end of the E9 European Coastal Path, which runs for 5,000 km (3,100 miles) to Narva-Joesuu in Estonia ...

DISCOVER FARO Faro is located next to the Ria Formosa lagoon, a nature reserve of over 170 square kilometres and a stopping place for hundreds of different species of birds during the spring and autumn migratory periods. The beach is roughly seven kilometres from the city, and consists of a long sandy spit reached through a bridge ...

DISCOVER LAGOS Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2,000 years of history. The name Lagos has a Celtic origin and is derived from the word Lacobriga. Lagos first became a settlement of the Carthaginians,who recruited Celtic tribesmen in their war against the Romans (the Punic Wars) ...

PADERNE CASTLE Paderne Castle is in Algarve, Portugal. This hill fort was built by the Moors in the second half of the 12th Century. Its is eight km from the Algarve resort of Albufeira, on a River Quarteira bend close to the village and civil parish of Paderne. It is 7.5 km north from the coast. The castle is one of seven on the national flag of Portugal ...

PORCHES POTTERY Porches Pottery is a producer of hand-painted pottery in the town of Porches, in the Algarve region of Portugal. The pottery was founded in 1968 by artists Patrick Swift and Lima de Freitas, in order to revive a traditional Algarve pottery industry that was rapidly dying out in favour of more modern techniques. Swift and de Freitas chose Porches for its history as a pottery centre ...

DISCOVER PORTIMAO Portimao is the most important city on the Barlavento/Western area of Algarve. The city has a harbor and a small airfield, Portimão Airport (Aerodromo de Portimao (PRM). The larger Faro Airport (FAO) international is in Faro. Praia da Rocha and Vau are very popular beaches nearby ...

PRAIA DE BURGAU Praia de Burgau, located in the town of Burgau, is a small but frequent beach during the summer. Because of the hills surrounding the beach, it is protected from the frequent north wind in this area of Algarve making it very pleasant for most of the people. It had two fishing companies with facilities near the beach that were closed ...

PRAIA DA MARINHA Praia da Marinha (Beach of the Navy) is a Portuguese beach located on the Atlantic coast in the civil parish of Lagoa, in the municipality of Lagoa, Algarve. It is one of the most beautiful and emblematic beaches of Portugal. In 1998, it was awarded the distinguished Golden Beach award by the Portuguese Ministry of the Environment ...

DISCOVER SILVES The region of Silves has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic, as attested by archaeological vestiges, including several menhirs. The river Arade, which was navigable in historical times, linked the hinterland to the open ocean and allowed for the transport of produce and commerce. The town of Silves was possibly founded during the times of Roman domination ...

DISCOVER VILAMOURA At the heart of Vilamoura is the marina which has the capacity to berth over 1,000 vessels. The marina is surrounded by large Hotels and Luxury holiday homes as well as a large casino and numerous restaurants and vibrant bars. At the far corner of the marina, it is possible to charter boats for big game fishing ...

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