It’s All About Lifestyle in the Algarve

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This is a guest post by Hugo Davison, a travel writer from London

It’s All About Lifestyle in the Algarve

If Portugal was one giant beach, the Algarve would be its private sun lounger. Occupying Portugal’s southernmost peninsular, the Algarve is widely celebrated as the country’s crowning jewel.

Offering sublime sands, stunning sunsets, plentiful activities, mountain ranges, unbelievable food and invigorating drink, it’s no wonder it attracts attention as one of Europe’s most stylish summer hotspots.

Like many places in this part of the world, the beach can often be mistaken as the main attraction, and it’s easy to understand why. The golden white sands (as seen at the dreamy Praia de Marinha) are simply intoxicating. As are the jaw-dropping rock formations, jutting out wildly over the crystal clear seas, opening up caves, hidden beaches and diving pools. 

But as the locals will tell you, there is more than just beach here. Vacationing in the Algarve is lifestyle thing, and as lifestyles go – the Algarve does it just about perfectly.

First of all there’s the Sangria, jugs of red wine and citrus punch filled with tumbling ice cubes and served over long lunches. Then there’s the seafood. If you’ve never plucked up the courage to order Lobster that’s still alive in its fish tank, then try it – it is superb, and none better than in Alvor, one of the Algarve’s more authentic fishing strips.

The layout and natural beauty of the place is exciting too. Populating the coastline, small towns cluster together to create mini-regions, like the one spreading round the coast from Portimao to Lagos. Superbly efficient buses (that run solely on electricity) connect the coastlines, meaning you never tire of the same place.

There are always fresh harbours to stroll around at sunset, or mountain retreats and waterfalls to explore by day. The bus driver knows the taxi man and the taxi man is the banana seller’s brother. That’s the remarkable secret to the Algarve’s success; it’s so used to tourism yet it remains so unabashedly welcoming and friendly.

Then of course there’s Algarve golf, like the course at Palmares. Close to Lagos and with dominating views over the bay of Alvor, the course uses the rocky landscape and shot-stopping views to its full, world-class advantage. You may or may not be a golfer but there’s something to admire about the way the sport lends itself to the landscape. In order to keep the golfers happy (and they fly from all around the world to play here), local councils spend oodles of Euros making sure the streets are tidy and the landscapes are kept easy on the eye. Algarve hotels are also subject to this handy beautification, meaning there’s eye-popping architecture springing up all over the place.

Visit the Algarve for striking beaches and long sun-washed lunches of freshly caught fish and wine. Come back to the Algarve for its versatility, its lifestyle, and the wave to the barman on the way to buy lunch.

For more information on the Algarve and all its wonderful secrets, check out My Destination Algarve

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Author Bio: Hugo Davison is widely travelled and doesn’t plan to stop soon. He lives and works in the city of London and sits down to write wherever and whenever he can. He is now working on his first fictional novel. 

 



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