Category Archives: Travel
Moncarapacho guide
We’re pretty sure that you haven’t heard of Moncarapacho, it’s not really on the tourist route, but making a point of visiting it might not be such a bad idea, so here’s a short Moncarapacho guide.
Algarve wants winter tourism
Last week in Albufeira, the national tourism board Turismo de Portugal, announced a massive plan meant to combat seasonality in the Algarve by increasing the number of visitors to the region in the winter season.
Monte Gordo guide
Today we’re going to look at another Algarve destination that you might not have heard of, so here is our quick Monte Gordo guide.
The town of Monte Gordo, as opposed to most other destinations in the Algarve is actually a pretty large and spacious one; many of its wide streets having been exclusively dedicated to pedestrians.
Pera guide
Those of you planning to check out the various locations in Central Algave, this Pera guide is meant to give you a bit of an idea about what to expect from this small village. Pera falls under the administration of the district of Silves and there is very little known about the village’s history, its name deriving from the Latin word for pear, ‘piro’.
The Algarve buddies up to Seville
We’ve been reporting now and again about the very-sustained effort of the Algarve authorities to improve their promotional activities of the region to potential new visitors.
Porches guide
The town of Porches is located on a high vantage point towards the edge of the EN125, offering great views of the coast, such a good vantage point that a look-out station existed here back in Roman times and any Porches guide has to start with that mention.
