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Algarve food and drink – the Algarve coast
Algarve food and drink varies, as one might expect, from region to region, and there are three distinct culinary regions in the Algarve: there’s the coastal region, the plains of the “Barrocal” region and the hills.
Each region’s particular activities, such as fishing, livestock breeding and agriculture are quite possibly the most direct influence on what the local inhabitants eat and drink, and as such have allowed for the development of specific gastronomic tastes.
4×4 Algarve tours
One unique way of experiencing the Algarve is with the help of 4×4 Algarve tours. That might seem weird at first glance because for the majority of people the Algarve is characterized by its wonderfully long and soft golden beaches, and for most of visitors, their visit never amounts to more than just lounging around their hotel and the closest beach. And there absolutely nothing wrong with that, but the thing is that there is so much more to the Algarve than some of the best beaches in Europe.
Algarve winter holiday
Going on an Algarve winter holiday might just be one of the best ideas that you’ve had since the moment that you started considering leaving your cold home for warmer shores. The Algarve is known for the great weather, and one might think that during the winter months it’s just decent weather here, but you’ll be pleased to know that average temperatures in October and November are somewhere between 19 to 22 Centigrade, and there are anywhere from six to eight hours of sunshine during the day, it’s absolutely great. Compare those temperatures to those just a bit north of the Iberian Peninsula and you get much lower numbers.
Algarve visitor satisfaction numbers are great
The Algarve visitor satisfaction has to be some of the highest possible considering it’s popularity. While it may be one of the most popular holiday destinations for Europeans, but that doesn’t mean that Europeans are the only visitors here, quite the contrary, and it appears that those tourists that come from Brazil show the highest satisfaction with their vacations in Portugal.
Or at least that’s what a recent ‘tourist satisfaction study’ released by Turismo de Portugal says. The overall level of tourist satisfaction is very high, stating that 34% of respondents enjoyed a holiday that was above their expectations, and a solid 85% percent of those asked said that they would certainly or probably return to Portugal within the next three years.
Algarve Bird Watching Festival
The month of October is dedicated to nature lovers and especially bird watchers of the Algarve, because the Algarve Bird Watching Festival takes place from October 5th-7th.
The annual festival is in its third year and takes place in the town of Sagres, in the Western Algarve and it acts as one more incentive to visit the Algarve coast, which already sports plenty of attractive features for tourists, from the year-round warm temperatures, the great beaches and beautiful scenery.
Britons have already booked their 2014 holidays
One of the United Kingdom’s leading discount websites has found that a bit under a fifth of Britons have already booked their 2014 holidays, that’s right, not 2013, 2014. Now if that isn’t strange enough, the explanation that about a third of those who have already booked gave for their choice, was so that they could avoid spending the money on something else.
