MUST SEE

Algarve

The Algarve stretches across the whole of the southern Portugal. Its name derives from the Arabic El-Gharb meaning “west”. Although the Algarve was occupied by the Moors for 600 years, besides some city and castlewalls in Silves and Tavira, there are hardly any remains. Nevertheless all houses in the Algarve are still being built with those typical Arabic chimneys. The Romans however left several bridges and ruins.

The windward shore is the Algarve’s most famous stretch of coast. Ochre coloured cliffs plunge down to the beach and the turquoise sea surges into coves and grottoes.

SILVES

• In the Moorish times Silves was the capital of the Algarve.
• Here you can visit the castle which dates from this period and affords magnificent views of the surrounding countryside.
• You can also visit the impressive Gothic Cathedral.

MONCHIQUE

• Here you can enjoy green hills with rich vegetation and the spectacular views from the highest point – Fóia (902m).
• Don’t forget to visit Caldas de Monchique and enjoy the Thermal Waters.

SAGRES

• Known mostly because of the impressive fort, home to Prince Henry’s famous School of Navigation.
• In the Cape St. Vincent, the Europe’s most south-western point you can visit the small lighthouse and also the stunning cliffs.

PLAY GOLF IN THE ALGARVE

It’s hard to imagine that until 1966, when Henry Cotton laid out the championship course at Penina, golf as a sport was virtually non-existent in the Algarve. Almost a century later, the region has become one of Europe’s leading vacation destinations, attracting hundreds of thousands of golfers to its fairways all year round.

An incredible total of forty-two 9- or 18-hole courses can be played at thirty-five different golf clubs in the Algarve zone of the Federaçâo Portuguesa de Golfe, and more than half of the courses along this 100-mile south-facing coastline feature in our Portuguese ranking of the country’s best courses.

Find the course that’s right for you:
https://algarvegolf.net/

WINERIES

Portugal’s winemakers have been equally conservative in one respect – keeping faith with their grapes. And no wonder! Portugal’s varieties are unique, with thrillingly different flavours. Yet quality-wise there has been no resting on traditional laurels. A quarter century of investment, education, open-mindedness and flair has meant explosive change. Choice has multiplied too. Alongside co-ops and large companies, myriad estates now make their own distinctive wines.

The land (terrain) is so diverse. From north to south, from east to west, from mountain to maritime vineyards, hot and dry or cool and green. In every style, from fizzy to port, from crisp dry whites to elegant reds, in so many diverse ways, Portuguese wines are unique.

• Morgado do Quintão – www.morgadodoquintao.pt 
• Quinta dos Vales – www.quintadosvales.eu
• Adega Cooperativa de Lagoa
• Quinta do Morgado da Torre – www.morgadodatorre.webnode.pt