Praia da Mareta: Sagres’ Sheltered Bay at the Edge of Europe If Sagres is the wild, wind-swept full stop at the end of mainland Europe, Praia da Mareta is the gentle comma in the sentence – a curved, sheltered bay where you can finally exhale. Tucked just below the town, this beach feels like Sagres’ […]
Read More
Praia do Amado: Wild Surf and Wide-Open Skies on the West Coast If the polished resorts of the central Algarve feel a bit too neat for you, Praia do Amado is where things get delightfully scruffy. Tucked on the wild Costa Vicentina, north of Sagres and close to the little village of Carrapateira, this is […]
Read More
Why Pontal da Carrapateira Feels Like the End of the Map (In a Good Way) Stand on the clifftops at Pontal da Carrapateira and it honestly feels as though the land simply runs out of ideas and throws itself into the Atlantic. Waves hammer the foot of the cliffs, the wind whips your hair into […]
Read More
If you’ve ever walked along a clifftop in the Algarve and thought, “This would be even better with a secret staircase and a natural sea pool”, Algar Seco is the place your imagination has been trying to describe. Perched on the edge of Carvoeiro, this honey-coloured maze of rock arches, blowholes and carved-out terraces feels […]
Read More
Why Praia da Marinha feels like a film set If you have ever scrolled past those classic Algarve shots – golden cliffs, natural stone arches and water so clear it looks unreal – there is a good chance you were looking at Praia da Marinha. Tucked between Carvoeiro and Armação de Pêra on the central […]
Read More
If you have ever daydreamed about walking down a wooden staircase carved into golden cliffs, with the Atlantic glittering at the bottom like a tray of scattered coins, Praia do Camilo is probably what your imagination was trying to draw. Tucked just outside Lagos old town, this little cove manages to feel both wildly dramatic […]
Read More
If you picture Albufeira only as a tangle of bar streets and beach umbrellas, Miradouro do Pau da Bandeira is the place that gently corrects you. This clifftop terrace sits just above Praia dos Pescadores, with whitewashed houses tumbling down the hillside and the Atlantic opening out in front of you. It is the town’s […]
Read More
If you’ve ever looked up at the hazy blue outline of the Serra de Monchique from the coast and wondered what the Algarve looks like from the very top, Fóia is where you finally get to find out. At 902 metres above sea level, this breezy little viewpoint is the highest point in the Algarve […]
Read More
High above the sleepy riverside town of Silves, a red sandstone crown sits on the hill. This is Silves Castle, once the Moorish capital of the Algarve and still one of the most atmospheric fortresses in southern Portugal. From its crenellated walls you can gaze over orange groves, church towers and the slow bend of […]
Read More
If you love the idea of being by the sea but don’t fancy trudging through deep sand or scrambling over rocks, the Alvor boardwalk is your kind of coastal magic. This long wooden walkway snakes across the dunes and salt marshes at Alvor, on the western side of the Algarve between Lagos and Portimão. It’s […]
Read More