Algarve

Well the Algarve is a great place for a holiday with its honey sands and hideaway bays , great striding rocks. With the great sea from the atlantic waves. Well that was my intro my main reason of holidaying in the Algarve was the climate. So say goodbye to goosebumps on the beach. Most of the Algarves rainfall falls during November and April. The tempeture falls to a minimum 8 degrees. However in the summer it rises to around thirty degrees. If you like to toast on a sheltered beach and have fun you should choose a resort in the East for the reason if you travel West the breeze picks up a bit. The place is lovely and a has a great scenery to it ...  Read the complete review

The Algarve; Having been unimpressed with our accommodation (Albufiera Jardim 1) and stayed in for an appointment with our representative from Resort Point Services or Resort Promotions ( another long tale of woe) we decided that we were not going to be put off the area by this and decided we would explore. ALBUFIRA: On Sunday after our abortive meeting we walked in to Albufiera. Well I have to say this walk into the Old town area of Albufiera did nothing to lift my spirits and put my husband into a very bad mood. Although the physical area is still narrow and cobbled the place has been ruined by pizza restaurants, Irish bars, all day ...  Read the complete review

After living in the western Algarve for over 10 years it is still one of my favourite places to return to. It is very popular with Brits, Germans and Dutch. Why? Because of the wonderful climate - sunny days for nearly 10 months of the year. Relaxed atmosphere, some of the best beaches in Europe, good food and friendly if a bit querky, people. Of all the towns in the Algarve Lagos is my favourite. I lived there for one year in a Portuguese area call Atalia in an apartment. It was quite noisy and bustly but interesting and very easy to walk into town or to the beach. The beaches around Lagos are some of the most beautiful of the Algarve, busy in ...  Read the complete review

I'd been to the Algarve before, four years ago, staying just to the west of the famous town of Albufeira, which was as good an introduction to the southern Portuguese coast as any, although the 'Strip' of clubs, bars and Irish Pubs in the centre of Albufeira did tend to make you wonder whether you hadn't stumbled through a rip in the space/time continuum, and come out with the date intact, but the location shifted to Southend or Blackpool during a heatwave! Anyway, we were encouraged by the fact that we didn't HAVE to go anywhere near this part of town, and by the general friendliness of the area. Eating out is good value in Portugal - why, ...  Read the complete review

When I first went to the Algarve it was the early 1980's and the biggest draw about the area was that it was like Spain (Costa Brava / Costa Blanca) before it was destroyed by the British package tourist. I am sad to say that, in the ten or so times that I have been there since, the fading of the Algarve's beauty has been steady and shocking. Take for example "Praia d'Oura" or "Golden Beach", which used to be a quiet crossroads with a number of pleasant restaurants, useful shops and a road leading down to a small unspoilt beach, from where the area gained its name. Now the whole area has frankly been ...  Read the complete review