About Us

Weather. It’s incredible, it really is. I have lived here since 2000 and it constantly amazes me how good the weather is in the Algarve. They say 300 days of sunshine and they’re right. Five months or more of summer. What could go wrong?

Hotels. With over 500 hotels to choose from and 10,000 “Airbnb’s” you’re spoiled for choice; from camper-vans to six star suites; from yurts to bed and breakfasts. the Algarve will cater for your particular style of accommodation.

Food and wine (not to mention Port!). Portuguese food is fresh and simple and you’ll come to love the ubiquitous seafood. Head inland for a bit and gorge yourself on meat specialties like wild boar and duck rice. A growing movement of nutritious, wholesome and sometimes vegan restaurants cater for the body conscious. The Algarve wine scene is bubbling up and competing with the classics of Portugal. We’ll definitely enjoy some great food and wine conversations.

Golf is big here. 35 or so golf courses offer a varied and exciting challenge for all levels of golfers. Go on and putt into the forgiving greens of Benamor near Tavira or drive down the cliff top fairways at Vale do Lobo. To top it all off, every year the Portuguese Masters plays home to the Pro’s in Vilamoura.

Beaches. There are about 130 golden sandy beaches spread out along the 200km of Algarve coastline. Head to the west for wild, rugged cliffs and isolated little havens of sand. The southern coast is calm and peaceful in summer with long sandy panoramas punctuated with rocky sections of cliffs, caves and coves. We’ll find some beach bums to chat to about the Algarvian beaches and their massive differences.

Surfing. Ever since Garret McNamara flew in from Hawaii and landed the world’s biggest wave in Nazaré, the Portuguese surf scene has been generating buzz world wide. No longer the preserve of the select few who picked out a couple of weeks a year to surf Portugal’s mythical waves, surf tourism is now big business. The Algarve has a ton of surf schools and even more surf spots which cater from the beginner to the advanced.

Watersports. Other watersports have taken off hugely here and now you can hire almost any form of water vessel and practice your chosen pastime in the stunning surroundings of southern Portugal. Think stand up paddle boarding, windsurfing, kitesurfing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, parasailing, jetskis and even some of the rarer and newer sports like flyboarding.

Arts and crafts. Hunt out unique souvenirs in some of the artier sections of the Algarve. Porches is famed for it’s pottery and Lagos has a plethora of interesting places to buy jewelry, ceramic tiles, embroidery, baskets, paintings and leather.

Countryside. For the more adventurous you can explore away from the typical (and slightly stereotyped) beach holiday, spending a day exploring inland in a multitude of ways:

• • Hiking
  • Biking
  • Jeep safaris
  • Motorized buggy trips
  • Horse riding

or just hire a car and cruise the back roads!