Sagres, Praia do Beliche & Cabo de São Vicente
25th – 26th February 2020: Towards the end of the month, we spent a few days in the southwest of Portugal, staying a night in Sagres, home of the lovely […]
Praia do Carvalho
Praia Carvalho is another stunner of a beach. It involves trekking a bit of a distance along a clifftop path, then down lots of steps. Once you reach the cliff above […]
Mikki’s Place to Stay, Pêra
17th – 24th February 2020: Caitríona: The following pics are from an interesting spot we stayed at, not far from Albufeira, for eight days in late February. It came recommended […]
Praia da Nossa Senhora da Rocha & Praia Nova
It was too rough to swim the first day we visited this little fishing beach, but it was spectacular nonetheless and it became one of our favourite beaches. Coordinates: 37.097247543106036, […]
Praia dos Arrifes
15th February 2020: Moving further along the coast, we found more gorgeous spots west of Albufeira, starting wtih Praia dos Arrifes, a little cove with big waves. Spot the cormorants […]
Praia dos Tomates
11th – 13th February 2020: Yes, Tomatoes Beach! Although no sign of any tomatoes. This beach is not far from Villamoura. We parked up here for two nights, right at the […]
Praia da Falésia
Further west along the coast, not far from the town of Olhos de Água, lies the stunning beach of Falésia, with its striking sand cliffs. We parked at the top […]
Praia da Manta Rota
3rd February 2020: Close to Praia da Lota is another huge and beautiful beach. Coordinates: 37.16369281238926, -7.518282073321905 Post-swim selfie
Algarve beaches: Praia da Lota
2nd February 2020: The beaches in Portugal are stunning. We have never seen anything like them. The first lot of beaches we encountered, at the eastern side of the Algarve, […]
Tavira, the Algarve
29th January – 11th February 2020: We fell in love with the picturesque town of Tavira. It shares the same set of historical visitors as Castro Marim, is full of […]