hind the lively atmosphere lies a history stretching back more than a thousand years. The town’s name derives from the Arabic Al-Buḥayra, meaning “the small sea” or “the lagoon”, reflecting the centuries during which the Moors ruled...
There are many markets in Portugal, but very few have become symbols of an entire region. The Mercado Municipal de Loulé is one of them. More than a place to buy fish, fruit or vegetables, it has served as the commercial and social heart of inland Algarve for...
Estói is one of those rare Algarve villages where an apparently modest collection of whitewashed houses conceals monuments of completely unexpected scale and importance. Situated a few miles inland from Faro, between the coastal plain and the first hills of the...
Few towns in Portugal reveal the Algarve’s medieval past as completely as Silves. Rising above the fertile valley of the River Arade, its massive red sandstone castle dominates the landscape from miles away, recalling a time when this quiet inland town was the...
Perched on the rolling hills between Loulé and Albufeira, Boliqueime is one of those Algarve villages that many travellers drive past without ever discovering. Away from the busy coastline, it retains a distinctly rural character, with narrow streets, traditional...
