How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Algarve, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Algarve, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Algarve are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Algarve. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Algarves Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Igreja Matriz
Manueline carving at Monchiques beautiful church. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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Lagos
This resort combines a rich history with a busy present. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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So Loureno dos Matos
Exuberant hand-painted azulejo tiles decorate this church near Faro. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Silves
This historic town was once a Moorish stronghold. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Ponta da Piedade
Take a boat trip to see the impressive cliffs, grottoes and rock stacks. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Tavira
Soak up the atmosphere of Algarves most picturesque city. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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Igreja do Carmo
Monks skulls and bones line the weird and wonderful Chapel of Bones in this Faro church. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Sagres
Enjoy an end-of-the-world feeling at Cabo de So Vicente, Europes southwesternmost point and explore Algarve off the beaten track. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Falsia
Sunbathers and beachcombers will appreciate the charms of this beach east of Albufeira. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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Olho fish market
Join the hustle and bustle and see the catch of the day. For more information, .
A Perfect Tour of Algarve
Day 1
Faro
Start your trip in Faro, exploring the Cidade Velha (Old Town), with its fine buildings, S (Cathedral) and the Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo and its macabre Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones). Spend the afternoon on Faros sparkling town beach, the Praia de Faro, with mile upon mile of white sands.
Day 2
Parque Natural da Ria Formosa
Enjoy a delicious seafood lunch in Olho, Algarves most workaday, but still handsome, town before heading out to the coastal countryside to explore Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, a beautiful area of lagoons, dunes, beaches and pine forests. You can arrange boat trips through the park from Olho.
Day 3
Tavira
Travel farther along the coast to explore Algarves loveliest town, Tavira, which straddles the Rio Gilo. Sights include the Renaissance Igreja da Misericrdia, and you can explore the nearby Salt Pans and take a ferry across to the breathtaking Ilha de Tavira, a long white-sand spit that stretches as far as the eye can see.
Day 4
Algarve interior
Next, head inland to explore the slow-moving, unspoilt interior of the region, which feels like a different world. Visit Silves, a town with slanting red roofs that resembles a Cezanne painting. It is set high above the Rio Arade and topped by a handsome, sandstone castle.