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Portimao tourist attractions
Today we’ll be talking about Portimao tourist attraction, a subject that we haven’t really touched upon yet.
Portimao is one of the largest towns in the Algarve, alongside the likes of Olhao, or the capital Faro. As opposed to most other Algarve locations, Portimao does not get most of its revenue from tourism activities, instead it acts as more of a headquarters for those who want to visit the various nearby tourist resorts, however there are things to be done in Portimao as well.
Algarve food and drink – The hills and the mountains
In our look into Algarve food and drink we’ve reached the final major geographic region, namely Algarve’s stretch of hills and mountains.
This region of the Algarve is quite limited, it acts as sort of a natural borderline between the Algarve and the Alentejo region to the north, and as we’ve seen with the other parts of the Algarve, this part of Portugal has also adapted its gastronomy to the most easily accessible ingredients, but it did this without losing the marvelous flavors of the south.
Golden discovery in Sagres waters
We don’t talk enough about the wonderful diving opportunities that the Algarve coast has to offer diving enthusiasts, and today we’ll talk about one incredible golden discovery that some professional divers made off the coast of Sagres.
Divers from the Divers Cape centre in Sagres managed to trace the remains of a wreck that they believe to be the 17th century boat of Pedro Diaz. They also say that this wreck was varying gold when it was shipwrecked in the port of Baleeira, in 1608.
Algarve food and drink – The Intermediate Region
Today we’re continuing our look into Algarve food and drinks, and since we talked about the coast last time, today we’ll be looking at the intermediate strip of land which marks the transition between the coast to the south and the hilly region to the north, this region is known as the ‘Barrocal’ region.
Win a free car hire for a week in Algarve – Winter 2012-2013 promotion
Win a free car hire for a week in Algarve, all you have to do is to book a car between 1 November 2012 – 31 March 2013 and you’ll automatically have a chance of winning a FREE car hire group A vehicle.
You can win a FREE Car Hire group A vehicle for a week during your rental period worth 130 Euro. In case the winner wants to rent a car from a different group, then he or she will only have to pay the difference between what would be the price of their chosen vehicle and the price of a group A vehicle.
Algarve in the off-season – September and October
People don’t talk about Algarve in the off-season as much as they should, I mean we did talk about Algarve in the winter season a while back, but that only scratches the surface of the great experience that one will have if they go to the Algarve in the off-season.
Actually the months of September and October are some of the best months to visit the Algarve – because during these months the average temperatures tend to hover around the mid to high 20’s, in the shade, so it will still be hot by pretty much most standards.
