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Every year, the same pattern: tourists pour into the Algarve in July and August, baking on beaches and fighting for

Why the Equinox Tides Are Different The Algarve’s tides are semidiurnal, meaning we get two highs and two lows per

The Problem With Peak Season Come July, the Algarve is extraordinary — and also expensive, crowded, and aggressively touristed. The

The Algarve’s pottery tradition runs deeper than any beach. In small inland villages away from the coast, families have shaped

A Landscape Made by Hand Between the marshlands of Castro Marim and the slow tidal rhythm of the Guadiana estuary,

The Zone Between Zones Most visitors to the Algarve stay on the coast or climb into the mountains. The wisest

The Final Flourish April marks the closing window for wildflower season in the Algarve. What began in late February with

## The Quiet Nobody Talks About There’s a version of the Algarve that exists between October and April — a

Overview The Algarve’s west coast offers consistent Atlantic surf from September through April, with the best conditions typically from October

Overview Praia de Vale dos Homens is a small, secluded beach near Carvoeiro, accessible only at low tide via a

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