The Algarve Region is limited to the north by the Alentejo Region, to the east by Spain, to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean and is in the south of Portugal
The Algarve is one of the main summer destinations for many Europeans. The climate is mild and sunny all year round, with high quality beaches, with warmer waters than in other regions of Europe, which is why they mainly attract the Portuguese, English, Germans and French.
The sand stretches as far as the eye can see, framed by golden cliffs, practically deserted islands that mark the border between the Ria Formosa and the sea, and small coves protected by rocks. The ocean, in all shades of blue and predominantly calm and warm, invites you to take long swims and practice water sports. It's worth spending at least 10 days to enjoy the Algarve and everything it has to offer.
In the Algarve there are also mountains, where people live in harmony with nature. The highest point is located in the Monchique mountains, with a maximum altitude of 902 m (Pico da Fóia).
The Algarve Region is limited to the north by the Alentejo Region, to the east by Spain, to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean and is in the south of Portugal.
The Algarve is bordered to the north by the Alentejo region (sub-regions of Alentejo Litoral and Baixo Alentejo), to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the east the Guadiana River marks the border with Spain.
The Algarve is made up of the cities: Faro, Albufeira, Lagoa, Lagos, Loulé, Olhão, Portimão, Quarteira, Silves, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António, each of these areas has 8 municipalities and a so-called main city: Faro is to the Sotavento as Portimão is to the Barlavento, each of them an important mountain range (Fóia, in the Barlavento, and Caldeirão, in the Sotavento), and Rios (the Arade in the Barlavento and the Guadiana in the Sotavento).
The western part of the Algarve is called Barlavento and the eastern part is called Sotavento, the name is certainly due to the prevailing wind on the south coast of the Algarve.
Cape São Vicente, located in the village of Sagres, is the most southwestern point in continental Europe.
The Algarve has become one of the Portuguese regions with the largest number of foreign residents: French, Italians, Swedes and English.
Currently, tourism is the economic engine of the Algarve, it has some of the best beaches in Southern Europe and conditions for practicing outdoor activities and sports.
Faro airport is the third busiest in Portugal, having received more than 8.6 million passengers in 2018.
Most tourists come from Portugal, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, France, Italy, Brazil and the United States.
The most popular destinations among tourists are: Vilamoura, Albufeira (the capital of Algarve tourism), Praia da Rocha (municipality of Portimão), and Praia da Marinha (municipality of Lagoa), Lagos, Tavira, Monte Gordo, Gulf of Cádiz (part of the Atlantic Ocean that is located in the extreme southwest of Spain and southern Portugal, between the Strait of Gibraltar and Cape São Vicente).
The Algarve has approximately 32 thousand legal local accommodations, from apartments, houses for rent, hostels and guest houses.
In recent years, local accommodation has been increasing for people who cannot stay in hotels and want to be closer to the beach.
The sand stretches as far as the eye can see, framed by golden cliffs, practically deserted islands that mark the border between the Ria Formosa and the sea, and small coves protected by rocks. The ocean, in all shades of blue and predominantly calm and warm, invites you to take long swims and practice water sports. It's worth spending at least 10 days to enjoy the Algarve and everything it has to offer.
In the Algarve there are also mountains, where people live in harmony with nature. The highest point is located in the Monchique mountains, with a maximum altitude of 902 m (Pico da Fóia).
The Algarve Region is limited to the north by the Alentejo Region, to the east by Spain, to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean and is in the south of Portugal.
The Algarve is bordered to the north by the Alentejo region (sub-regions of Alentejo Litoral and Baixo Alentejo), to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the east the Guadiana River marks the border with Spain.
The Algarve is made up of the cities: Faro, Albufeira, Lagoa, Lagos, Loulé, Olhão, Portimão, Quarteira, Silves, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António, each of these areas has 8 municipalities and a so-called main city: Faro is to the Sotavento as Portimão is to the Barlavento, each of them an important mountain range (Fóia, in the Barlavento, and Caldeirão, in the Sotavento), and Rios (the Arade in the Barlavento and the Guadiana in the Sotavento).
The western part of the Algarve is called Barlavento and the eastern part is called Sotavento, the name is certainly due to the prevailing wind on the south coast of the Algarve.
Cape São Vicente, located in the village of Sagres, is the most southwestern point in continental Europe.
The Algarve has become one of the Portuguese regions with the largest number of foreign residents: French, Italians, Swedes and English.
Currently, tourism is the economic engine of the Algarve, it has some of the best beaches in Southern Europe and conditions for practicing outdoor activities and sports.
Faro airport is the third busiest in Portugal, having received more than 8.6 million passengers in 2018.
Most tourists come from Portugal, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, France, Italy, Brazil and the United States.
The most popular destinations among tourists are: Vilamoura, Albufeira (the capital of Algarve tourism), Praia da Rocha (municipality of Portimão), and Praia da Marinha (municipality of Lagoa), Lagos, Tavira, Monte Gordo, Gulf of Cádiz (part of the Atlantic Ocean that is located in the extreme southwest of Spain and southern Portugal, between the Strait of Gibraltar and Cape São Vicente).
The Algarve has approximately 32 thousand legal local accommodations, from apartments, houses for rent, hostels and guest houses.
In recent years, local accommodation has been increasing for people who cannot stay in hotels and want to be closer to the beach.
