Southern Comfort!
- Just a two-and-a-half hour flight away from London
- Wonderful beaches
- Home to some of Europe’s best golf courses
The Algarve’s beautiful sun-kissed golden-sand sandy beaches, spectacular coastline and inviting azure waters delight those searching for rest and relaxation.
Charming seafront towns and villages create the picture perfect region, rich in history, culture and natural charms including national parks and natures reserves.
The Algarve has a great choice of accommodation and many resorts have on-site child care, plus kids activity clubs so parents can take time off to chillax in the spa, play golf or simply sit sunning themselves by the pool sipping a soothing G&T!
There are golf courses in abundance and if it's unadulterated luxury you seek try one of the luxury Spas.
The huge number of expats living in the Algarve testify to the fact that it is a great place to be, with more positive reasons to go than you can shake a stick at!
Here are just some of Portugal Pro’s:
Climate - Over 300 days of sunshine every year.
The weather in Portugal is sun, sun, sun especially in the Algarve in fact it’s mild all year long. In winter, if you can call it that, its lows reach 15 degrees centigrade and highs in the summer of up to and over 30 degrees centigrade. On average there are 12 hours of sunshine every day. The influence of the Atlantic, tempers the heat and makes for brilliant but bearable long hot days. Pack your sun cream, whatever time of year you visit.
Stunning Sandy Beaches
Most visitors to the Algarve are drawn to the coastline dotted with over 100 miles of rugged rocks, open expanses of superb sandy beaches, distinctively coloured, imposing cliffs, and charming seafront towns and villages. The Algarve continues to ensure its waters and beaches remain clean, many boast the Blue Flag, an exclusive eco label which means they have adhered to strict guidelines on sustainable development with water quality, environmental management, safety and other services.
Golf Fairways from Heaven
If you are a golf fan then Portugal is definitely the country for you: it has well-maintained and stunning golf courses in prime locations. The Algarve World Cup & Portugal Masters (PGA European Circuit) held at Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura and the Algarve was elected “Best Worldwide Golf Destination 2006” by International Association of Golf Tour Operators with over one million golf rounds per year
Wellness Decadence
Portugal’s warm climate and network of natural spas has favoured the development of active and health-related tourism throughout the country. There are a plethora of decadent destination Spas with zillions of luxury treatments.
Healthy Mediterranean cuisine
Surrounded on two sides by the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal offers its visitors a wealth of great seafood and top notch wines which are often as good as more popular Old World wines but without the hefty price tag.
The UK’s Telegraph confirms that Portugal remains a comparatively cheap European destination. A bottle of Heineken beer costs £1 in Portugal compared with £1.92 in Spain; a three-course meal for two is £23.06 in Portugal, £46.13 in Spain.
The Welcome
The Portuguese have a reputation for being a friendly and welcoming with a long history of friendship between the British and the Portuguese and English is widely spoken.
Fiesta Forever
For the Portuguese, holidays are a natural part of their calendar. Many festival traditions are continued so that there is a rich array of holidays, celebrations and beach parties held throughout the year, no matter when or where exactly you choose to visit Portugal and you can’t fail to get into the festive spirit.
“Wet or fine, the air of Portugal has a natural happiness in it, and the people of the country should be as happy and prosperous as any people in the world.” H G Wells 1925