We’re standing outside a gateway to the old town in Faro, the capital of the Algarve in the south of Portugal, when our tour guide asks: “How many of you have come from somewhere else in Portugal — ...
As I left the airport in Faro in the Algarve, most of the other holidaymakers were heading off to the lush green golf courses, timeshare apartments and hotels situated along the coastline, without ...
Indigo GirlsThe word fluttered from the mouth of the dashing young waiter like one of the blue rock thrushes that swoop and fly around the hotel grounds: cataplana. It’s a lovely word, staccato and ...
Nearly ten kilometres of sand is yours for a sandy slumber or watery frolic on Ilha da Barreta (aka Ilha da Deserta). Part of the beautiful, and much underrated Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, access ...
Staff are desperately bailing out water from Portugal's Faro Airport after a huge downpour caused the terminal to flood. The Algarve travel hub became swamped amid the deluge this morning, ...
Where is this beach? Right in the middle of the sand fringed southern coast of Portugal, 30 minutes from the region’s capital and airport, Faro. Who’s it good for? Everyone – there are activities for ...
They call it the Route 66 of Portugal. And, like the iconic US highway, this road defines a nation. The Estrada Nacional 2, or N2 to its friends, was once a 450-mile-long backbone of the Portuguese ...
Wildfires have spread rapidly across Portugal, hitting the Algarve and numerous other regions around the country. Blazes first occurred on Saturday in the municipality of Odemira, in the central ...