Algarve Holidays

Translated, Praia d’Oura means Golden Beach, which gives you a good idea of the aesthetics here. This stretch of sand...

The Michelin Guide rates this beach as one of the best in Europe and it’s easy to see why. The sand is gold and the...

Capela dos Ossos means Chapel of the Bones, so it’s not hard to imagine the building materials used here. A group of...

The Algarve is Europe’s most popular golfing spot – and for good reason. The region is home to more than 30 courses,...

With 4 waterparks to its name, the Algarve can reel off an impressive list of corkscrews, kamikazes and black holes....

Just a few minutes’ drive from Albufeira is this 6-kilometre sweep of sand. Serene and unspoilt, it’s overlooked by...

This little spa town has been welcoming visitors since Roman times, and during the 19th century it was a favourite of...

You might wonder how this enormous red sandstone castle – about half an hour from Sao Rafael – came to tower over this...

It’s not every day you see a zoo, a funfair and a waterpark all rolled into one. So it’s no surprise this theme park...

With its biscuit-coloured sands and translucent waters, Sao Rafael is worthy of its Blue Flag status. It’s scattered...

Praia d’Oura is a 20-minute walk from the centre of Albufeira. The name translates as Golden Beach and it does exactly...

This national park covers more than 60 kilometres of coastline, and is made up of sandy islands and shallow lagoons. A...

Considered by many to be the most typically Portuguese village in the Algarve, Alte – a 40-minute drive from Olhos...

With sheer cliffs plunging 75 metres into the sea and waves pounding the rocks below, it’s easy to see how the most...

The Algarve is famous for its weird and wonderful rock formations, but at Algar Seco the scene is seriously bizarre....

Meia Praia’s swathe of sand runs from the eastern side of Lagos, all the way down to the beach in Ria de Alvor, forming...

This beach, just a few minutes’ taxi ride from Albufeira, has got its fair share of tongues wagging in its time – it’s...