Category Archives: Algarve Cities
Fuzeta guide
We start our Fuzeta guide by mentioning that you might actually see two different spellings of the Olhao district: Fuzeta or Fuseta; they are both correct and are derived from the old spelling Fozeta. This too derived from the Portuguese word for ‘mouth’ or ‘foz’, the idea behind the name being ‘mouth of the river’ because the districts sits upon an estuary spread in front before the Altantic Ocean.
Mexilhoeira Grande trip
Today we’ll be heading to a city close-by to the much better-known Portimao, namely we’ll be going on a quick Mexilhoeira Grande guide to talk about the particular attractions of this village.
Monchique guide
Today we’ll be undertaking a quick Monchique guide so that we can bring to the forefront this ideal day-visit location.
Monchique is located in the western Algarve and a great place to visit if you want to take a break from the beaches. With a car rental you can easily drive on the main road up to Monchique and you can just feel the adventure ahead thanks to the eucalyptus trees and yellow flowering mimosas lining the road.
Albufeira campaing underway on cliff dangers
For those of you thinking that the main dangers of visiting Albufeira revolved around getting sun burn, getting a bit lost, or maybe in the worse-case-scenario you’d get something stolen, then you should add the possibility of a cliff falling either on you, or from beneath your feet.
The 2013 Portimao Sardine Festival
The famous Portimao Sardine Festival will be taking place between the 1st and 11th of August. The 2013 Portimao Sardine Festival will see its return to the city’s riverside area after a rather dismal experience last year when it was held in the Expo Arade centre.
Algarve property market seems to be stabilizing
After a few years of going downwards, a recent survey into the Algarve property market has revealed that the overall majority of leading agents in the region – 92% in fact – are reporting increased confidence levels as well as a growing trend towards market stabilization.
