Hi,
I have never been to Portugal before and just found some good prices on flights. I am looking at going to the Algarve, but unsure as to what area is nice or not.
I tend to like quieter resorts so nothing like the equivilent of Magaluf in Majorca or San Antonio, Ibiza, if I have my own way then I will book a villa but as it will be in july I dont think I will be available to afford it, so hotel suggestions would be cool too.
many thanks
algarve resort reports to see what floats your boat [as they say]
hi have you taken a look through the
We too like the quiet life and the resorts on the Algarve we liked most were Carvoeiro and Monte Gordo.
Lagos.
Cabanas is a smallish resort that has enough bars/restaurants to keep you going and it isn't too far from the airport.
I have seen a really cheap flight to porto, so thinking of going somewhere around there now, again any suggestions would be great, were happy to drive around 1.5 to 2 hours away, ideally somewhere near the beach.
It's very nice, as is the Douro Valley (inland) but not guaranteed sunshine every day.
If you want a beach resort try southwards, the only one I've visited is Figueira da Foz which you can look up at http://www.figueiraturismo.com/eng/default.asp
steve8482 wrote:North of Porto is called the Green Coast and it's green for a good reason - the vegetation gets watered a lot more than on the Algarve!
It's very nice, as is the Douro Valley (inland) but not guaranteed sunshine every day.
If you want a beach resort try southwards, the only one I've visited is Figueira da Foz which you can look up at http://www.figueiraturismo.com/eng/default.asp
It's rainy, even in July?? Oh dear, may as well stay here in the UK then, lol
Well there's more chance of rain in the north than the Algarve. But Figueira da Foz is a safer bet, if was in that area last June and had a full week of sun.
ok, just checked where is was, and that was actually one of the areas I was thinking of going to so will look for accomodation for around that area now, Cheers
Old town Figueira which sits alongside the river between the railway station and old fort, has the useful shops and excellent market (especially if you go for S/C).
This then merges into the more resorty and newer area which faces the very wide, flat, beach. Has the bigger hotels looking out onto the Atlantic.
At the northern end that merges into the old village of Buarcos which has smaller older buildings and the beach becomes broken by areas of rocks (which eventually become Cape Modego).
The area has a lot of potential with at least 3 nearby inland towns worth visiting on a "not beach weather" day and access to the Silver Coast if it's all beach weather and you fancy a different beach!
I've also been to Carvoeiro and found that's much quieter.
One thing I did notice that there was not one single 'English' bar (not that I saw anyway) and that I would imagine it would be very much Portuguese in character being rather a long way off the regular tourist trail.
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