GET TO KNOW THE ALGARVE

Find your place.
Before you find your home.

From coastal towns to inland villages. Explore what life could look like, what to ask and where to begin your search.

Part of the Algarve
Your everyday setting

29 places to get to know

Boats in Vilamoura marina
Central Algarve · Coast & golf

Vilamoura

Marina life, green fairways and a coastal routine.

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Church of São Sebastião in Boliqueime
Central Algarve · Village & countryside

Boliqueime

Village character within reach of the central coast.

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Vale do Lobo beach
Central Algarve · Coast & golf

Vale do Lobo

Golf, red cliffs and an established resort setting.

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Lakeside leisure area in Quinta do Lago
Central Algarve · Coast & golf

Quinta do Lago

A resort lifestyle alongside the Ria Formosa.

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Faro marina and waterfront
Eastern Algarve · City & everyday life

Faro

A working city at the edge of the lagoon.

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Loulé municipal market
Central Algarve · City & everyday life

Loulé

Market mornings and an inland town with its own identity.

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Church of São Lourenço in Almancil
Central Algarve · City & everyday life

Almancil

An everyday base near the central Algarve resorts.

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Praia da Gaivota in Quarteira
Central Algarve · Coast & town

Quarteira

A seaside promenade with a town behind it.

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Coastal rock formations seen from the São Gonçalo de Lagos viewpoint
Western Algarve · Coast & town

Lagos

Historic streets, a marina and a striking coastline.

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Gilão riverfront and bridge in Tavira
Eastern Algarve · Coast & town

Tavira

River views and a slower introduction to the east.

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Olhão municipal market
Eastern Algarve · Coast & town

Olhão

A waterfront town shaped by fishing and the islands.

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Praia dos Pescadores in Albufeira
Central Algarve · Coast & town

Albufeira

Many neighbourhoods behind a familiar holiday name.

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Praia dos Três Castelos in Portimão
Western Algarve · City & everyday life

Portimão

A riverfront city with the beach close by.

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Waterfront at Alvor
Western Algarve · Coast & town

Alvor

Village streets between an estuary and the sea.

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Carvoeiro beach and clifftop village
Western Algarve · Coast & town

Carvoeiro

A small coastal centre framed by cliffs.

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Silves Castle
Western Algarve · Village & countryside

Silves

A historic inland town beside the Arade.

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Entrance to Sagres Fortress
Western Algarve · Nature & outdoors

Sagres

An exposed Atlantic setting for an outdoor life.

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Viewpoint in the old village of Aljezur
Western Algarve · Nature & outdoors

Aljezur

A west-coast base with a rural backdrop.

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Bougainvillea beside Monchique town square
Western Algarve · Nature & outdoors

Monchique

A hill-town alternative to the coast.

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Traditional houses in São Brás de Alportel
Central Algarve · Village & countryside

São Brás de Alportel

An inland town with a connection to the hills.

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Church and castle of Castro Marim
Eastern Algarve · Nature & outdoors

Castro Marim

Castles, salt marshes and the eastern border landscape.

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Praça do Marquês de Pombal in Vila Real de Santo António
Eastern Algarve · City & everyday life

Vila Real de Santo António

Ordered streets beside the Guadiana.

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Alcoutim and the Guadiana river
Eastern Algarve · Village & countryside

Alcoutim

A small riverside place with room to slow down.

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Parish church of Lagoa
Western Algarve · City & everyday life

Lagoa

An inland town close to the central-western coast.

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Armação de Pêra beach
Central Algarve · Coast & town

Armação de Pêra

A long beachfront and a lively seasonal rhythm.

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Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rocha in Porches
Western Algarve · Village & countryside

Porches

Ceramics and village streets near the coast.

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Parish church in Algoz
Central Algarve · Village & countryside

Algoz

An inland village for a more local daily rhythm.

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Church of Vila do Bispo
Western Algarve · Nature & outdoors

Vila do Bispo

An inland village at the meeting of two coasts.

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Ferragudo harbourfront
Western Algarve · Coast & town

Ferragudo

Hillside streets overlooking the Arade.

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