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Algarve Pacific Portugal reaches the height of serenity upon its southern coast, where placid, white sand beaches are often quiet enough for you to hear the soothing sound of waves lapping against the shore, and the white walled buildings – both interior and exterior – provide that cool comfort of Mediterranean insulation throughout the hot summer days.
Algarve, the southernmost region of Portugal, is noted for its laid back lifestyle, and as a haven for expatriates and foreign travelers. Locals are kind, the beaches beautiful, the orchards yield sweet, juicy delicious oranges, the weather is warm and sunny and a variety of historical attractions from as far back as the Celtic and Roman era are enough to keep you interested for a long while – as if rest and relaxation weren’t enough!
But not all the beaches in Algarve are of flat, combed sand. Indeed, the spectacular coastline of Praia de Marinha provides a visual landscape nothing less than stunning. The emerald green, turquoise water sweeps up against rocky, tan-white cliff side and rock formations jutting out into the sea. This must be a geologist’s paradise, as the layers of tightly packed sandstone reveal millennia of sedimentary wonder. You, too, will feel like being sedimentary in Algarve as you stare out upon the endless sea and breathe in the fresh, coastal air and the warm trade winds gently caress your face.
Golfing is big in Algarive, with a number of resorts perched in prime locations that feature breathtaking vistas of the ocean, and a stern series of sand traps meant to give you a championship run for your money. If staring at the sea isn’t enough, why not head out on the water? Yachting is big here, and excursions go out regularly from places such as the prestigious Vilamoura’s Marina.
Yet for all the carefree sumptuousness of such subdued luxury there are active pursuits during the day – for those not just lounging in perfect idleness beneath Algarve’s year-round sun – and the pace does pick up a little bit at night time, when Portuguese locals and travelers alike replace the sunlight for neon lights at any number of a discos, bars and nightclubs that rock Algarve. Indeed, the towns in this region have a nationwide reputation for hard-core festivity, of which you are highly recommended to partake. Of course there is a mellow, family oriented aspect to the Algarve, with fine restaurants and delightful resort accommodations with extensive childcare options – always hire a babysitter through the resorts trusted programs! |
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