4 Reasons To Visit The Algarve

Maybe you have Lisbon on your Bucket List for Portugal, but have you ever considered going more South of Portugal?
More significantly to visit the Algarve?

If not, here are four reasons you have to add the Algarve to your travel bucket list if you’re travelling around Europe and if you love beach holidays, exploring and seeing some gorgeous scenery. Check out my 4 reasons to visit the Algarve!

Then you’ll quickly understand why the Algarve is the perfect spring and summer destination for your next vacation!

My friend and I decided to visit the Algarve at the beginning of September, the high season was not over yet as there were still quite some tourists and the weather was still amazing, but it wasn’t as crowded as it may have been in August or July.

Also, the prices had dropped a little this way; indeed, The Algarve isn’t an expensive destination, but there’s little saving!

4 Reasons To Visit The Algarve

               ❥  THE  COASTS / LANDSCAPES

The sparkling blue sea is everywhere along the coastline of the Algarve. And needless to say, it’s a pleasure for the eyes, whether you’re a beach person or more of a city person. There are plenty of ways to enjoy the coast in the Algarve.
Directly from one of the numerous beaches, you can find all along the coast, from the most popular ones to the hidden ones. The dramatic coastline of the Algarve makes such a beautiful nature shot.

When in Benagil, there’s an easy hike trail you can walk above the beach. From up there, which is my favourite way. The landscapes from up there are truly astonishing; you can get so many great shots from every corner. I didn’t fully complete it because I had told my friend I would go off for about 30min and the next thing I knew, I had been wandering, walking, taking a shot for nearly an hour and a half, oops ahah.

Ponta da Piedade is also a hot spot of the Algarve, located in Lagos where you can find lots of beaches; Praia Dona Ana, Praia Do Camillo…

You can also enjoy the nature of the sea! Which lead us to the following reason.

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              ❥ THE BEACHES AND THE CAVES

If you are in Portimao, the main beach is Praia Da Rocha; it’s a lovely beach although very crowded. Maybe even too much to my liking. On the bright side, you can get a splendid view of the sunset if you go up.

In addition to what I’ll call the “main” beach (aka extensive beaches) all along the coastline, you can find many smaller beaches between caves. Those are probably my favourites. The easiest to access (stairs or so) are usually crowded, but if you have a boat, a paddle, a kayak, or even a swim, you can find some friendly people-free spots.

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At Benagil (in Lagoa), you can also find one of the most famous caves of the Algarve.
You probably saw this one everywhere if you already looked upon the Algarve cave!

We did a one-hour boat tour around the caves with Taruga Boat Tours. our guide explained everything to us, and it’s nice to see the caves from the inside after seeing most of them from above when I went on a short walk to admire the view from up while my friend decided to stay on the beach to read a book!

I didn’t get a beautiful shot from that famous cave, though, as the boat only made a relatively quick stop, and the angle wasn’t the best.

Suppose you’d like to make an actual stop. Some boat tours offer you the opportunity to do it. You can also do it on your own if you have a kayak!

             

Can you see the shape of those cliffs?
Our tour boat took us around all the cliffs and let us guess what those cliffs looked like; it was pretty funny.

Check out those 20 photos to inspire you to visit The Algarve if you want to see more of this stunning part of Portugal!

❥ THE FOOD

There are so many delicious foods and a lot of affordable restaurants. Whatever you’re looking for, you can find it. Some of the specialities you can try are the Piri Piri Chicken and many seafood dishes such as Garlic Clams. If you’re like me and don’t like seafood, no worries; you will still find plenty of yummy food you can eat. 🙂

In most destinations, I found the food to be a vital part of the trip ahah. But let’s not lie, eating your way in a country is a pleasant activity.

            ❥ IT’S A BUDGET DESTINATION

Okay, here is the good part: Portugal is such a cheap destination if you don’t already know! You can quickly go through your day for 20€. Or even less depending on what you eat or do during the day.

Hostels are around 20€/night in a dorm, but you can also get some private rooms for 40€/night.
The flights are also pretty cheap, but you can get even lower prices if you avoid going during the high seasons! The best way to know when you can find the cheapest flight is to go on Skyscanner.

So now that you know this, you don’t need more; all you need to do is add the Algarve to your Bucket List. Or even better, pack up and go!

And if you would like to know more about Portugal in general and what to do there, I recommend the Lonely Planet Guide! 

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4 REASONS TO VISIT THE ALGARVE, PORTUGAL

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✈ Best Travel Ressources To Plan Your Next Trip

✈ How To Find Flights?

– Skyscanner; it is a good comparator for finding the cheapest flights.
– Google Flights is also a good help when comparing flights.

✈ Where To Book Accommodations?

– Booking.com: plenty of options and ways to get discounts the more you book.

✈ Best Sites To Book Activities

– GetYourGuide when I can’t get a ticket directly on the website or if it’s easier to go through them.
– Klook if you need to book more than just activities and would like to get everything from the same website or different day trips—(i.e. transport cards, car rental, hotel…).

✈ Other helpful travel resources

– Radical Storage: If you need a place to keep your luggage for an extended period when you travel, I recommend using them.
– TheTrainline: If you love to travel by train like me, then TheTrainline needs to be your go-to website for train travel in Europe.

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