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The question arrives every spring, usually around mid-May, once the Easter crowds have dispersed and the real warmth begins: Is

The Light That Summer Loses There is a particular quality of light on the Algarve coast that you will not

The Algarve shore in April and May is one of the Iberian Peninsula’s most generous foraging grounds, a season when

The Short Answer: Almost By May, the question changes. In March (when we last checked in, water sitting at a

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

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

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