Locations
Links to the many beaches of the region.
Links to the historic parts of the Algarve.
Links to the main Algarvian towns and villages.
The Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal. It has an area of 5,412 square kilometres with approximately 410,000 permanent inhabitants, and incorporates 16 municipalities. The administrative centre is the town of Faro, where both the region's international airport [FAO] and public university are located.
Property in Portugal: Tilting at windmills - Daily Telegraph online edition - "The Algarve may be best known for its luxurious golf resorts and beaches, but Jerome Gay, a ceramic tile designer, has turned his back on that and headed into the lesser-known hills to find his niche restoring rural retreats."
A Flickr Photoset - tag: Algarve - ricardompt's photostream. Beautiful images.
Praia de Beliche
West Coast
Faro
- Algarve Locations - Beaches