If the Lisbon Riviera is primarily a rich "excursion", and only then the sea, then in the Algarve everything is the opposite. The pastime is rather a beach holiday with periodic excursions on excursions

Algarve is an almost continuous strip of beaches stretching from east to west from Monte Gordo to Lagos (about 150 km) and protected from the northern winds by mountain ranges. The western part of the coast is famous for its amazingly beautiful rocky beaches, and the eastern part is quite shallow, with excellent sandy coasts. Algarve is a suitable place for active and beach holidays. Here, golf, tennis and all water sports are popular, as well as horseback riding and track and field athletics.

Capital - Faro. The main resorts are Albufeira, Portimao, Carvoeiro, Armacao de Pera, Vilamoura, Quarteira, Valle do Lobo, Quinta do Lago, Monte Gordo, Alvor, Lagos, Tavira

Contents

  • 1 Telephone numbers
  • 2 How to get
    • 2.1 Search for air tickets to Faro (nearest airport to Algarve)
  • 3 Transport
  • 4 Kitchen and restaurants Algarve
  • 5 Entertainment, excursions and attractions Algarve
  • 6 Popular excursions
    • 6.1 Central Algarve

Telephone numbers

In Faro: 8-10-351- 289-telephone number

How to get

Duration of flight from Moscow: 5 hours 20 minutes

To Alg arve can be reached by charter Moscow - Faro or by flight Moscow - Lisbon, then by domestic airlines to Faro (or by bus for 3-4 hours).

Search for tickets to Faro (nearest airport to the Algarve)

Transport

The cities of Lagos and Faro are connected by regular buses, they also go to neighboring Spanish cities, Seville and Huelva. One way Faro - Sevilla will cost 16 EUR, travel time 4-5 hours

Cuisine and restaurants Algarve

Albufeira is especially famous for its cuisine: sardines and sea bass are cooked in many different ways, and local " specialty "- a dish of" cataplane "made of fish or shellfish cooked in special high frying pans

Beauty of the Algarve

Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing Algarve

The castle of red stone Silves, old town of Lagos, surrounded by fortified walls . Even in the Algarve, you can hunt sharks, go on a yacht trip, visit the bullfight, visit neighboring Spain and Morocco.

Hunting for sharks, yachting, bullfights, the opportunity to visit neighboring Spain and Morocco. Four water parks, the Dolphinarium ZooMarin, numerous golf courses and grounds, excellent tennis courts and tennis schools, the second largest diving club in Europe and excellent conditions for this sport.

Portuguese water parks are sunbathing on a special lawn grass. Loungers are on the asphalt near the swimming pools

Valais-do-Lobo has a lot of restaurants with Italian, French, Chinese cuisine, shops, discos and nightclubs. Three water parks are open near Vilamoura. The resort also boasts Europe's largest yacht club. Quarteira is known for the most popular disco in the Algarve, "Kadok."

Gourmets will find good and inexpensive sea restaurants in Portimao, and lovers of sea walks can go on a trip along the coast. Among other attractions are golf, diving, fishing in the ocean.

Popular excursions

"Historical Algarve" ~ 50 EUR, sightseeing tour of Lisbon ~ 60 EUR, Sevilla ~ 60 EUR, "National evening" (dinner in the Portuguese village ) ~ 40 EUR, "jeep safari" ~ 60 EUR. The Portuguese bullfight (fights pass from Easter until early October) ~ 30 EUR, Faro (visiting the capital of the Algarve with the opportunity to purchase handmade products, crystal, porcelain and leather products) ~ 25 EUR.

Photo of the Algarve (148)