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Salt is the first thing the Algarve exported to the world, and it is the last thing most visitors think

Most visitors to the Algarve never leave the coast. Those who do typically drive straight through on their way to

Most travellers to Portugal pencil in July or August for an Algarve trip, convinced that summer is the only time

You do not need a boat tour to see dolphins on the Algarve coast. The waters offshore — particularly the

The Algarve coast is built on limestone, and where that limestone has met the Atlantic for millennia, the results are

Most visitors to the Algarve experience it between 10:00 and 17:00. The region after sunset belongs to a different category

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

The conventional wisdom is blunt: do not walk the Rota Vicentina in summer. July and August are simply too hot,

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

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