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Your local guide to the Algarve
Do the Algarve like you live here.
Hand-picked boat tours, hidden beaches, day trips and the best places to stay — one honest guide, zero guesswork.
The Algarve in 30 seconds
Where it is,
what it’s for
150 km of coast2 coasts · W + E1 airport · Faro
The Algarve is Portugal’s southernmost region — roughly 150 km of Atlantic coast, from the surf cliffs of Sagres in the west to the Spanish border in the east. It splits into two characters: the cliff-and-cove Barlavento in the west (Lagos, Portimão, Carvoeiro) and the island-and-lagoon Sotavento in the east (Faro, Tavira, the Ria Formosa), with Faro airport in the middle. This is the honest local guide to what is actually worth your time — boat trips to the Benagil sea cave, the best beaches, golf and food — and where to stay.
Top experiences · book online
The Algarve, worth doing
Carvoeiro✓ Free cancellation
Albufeira✓ Free cancellationDolphin watching & caves cruise
Monchique✓ Free cancellationJeep safari & local tasting day
Lagos✓ Free cancellationPonta da Piedade kayak tour
Where to go
Pick your corner of the coast
Three coasts, three moods — decoded by what each is actually good for.
Iconic beaches
Where the cliffs meet the water
Tee times · book online
Golf where the Atlantic meets the fairway
More than 40 courses within an hour's drive — from the Golden Triangle's championship links to Vilamoura's Dom Pedro. Book tee times, or pair a course with a villa.
Golden TriangleQuinta do LagoVale do LoboDom PedroMonte Rei
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Taste the Algarve
Cataplana, fresh fish and the wines nobody exports
Eat where the fishermen eat — Santa Luzia octopus, Olhão's morning market, and the D.O.C. wines of Lagoa. We map it town by town, and book the tours worth doing.
Plan your trip
Sort the boring bits in five minutes
Skip the taxi queue at Faro
Private driver waiting at arrivals. Fixed price, no meter.
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Rent a car the smart way
We compare every supplier at Faro so you don't. Full insurance.
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Sleep where the locals would
Hand-checked villas & apartments — book direct, no fees.
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Where to stay · powered by Homing
Stay in a real Algarve home
Every home we recommend is a real, hand-checked villa or apartment from Homing — booked direct, with no platform fees. This is our difference: not hotel listings, but the actual houses.
from €104/night Vilamoura · Villa · private poolVilamoura Ocean VillaBook direct on Homing →
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