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In an earlier entry, I wrote about our journey around the Ria Formosa and its scattered islands, but it would be impossible to talk about that part of the Algarve without mentioning Olhão. This [...]

I’m lucky, really, being able to go back and forth regularly between two countries—our main home and office in the UK, and our family place with a little satellite office out on the Algarve. For [...]

As many of you know, we have a close affiliation with Portugal. We are very conscious that communities in high touristic areas have been signalling negative comments about tourists this summer, [...]

Our stay at the Grand House Hotel in Vila Real de Santo Antonio was a revelation. A distinguished member of Relais and Chateau, this establishment boasts an unparalleled commitment to our canine [...]

When it comes to dreamy getaways, the Algarve is a destination that consistently ranks at the top of the list. Located in the sunny southern region of Portugal, the Algarve is a coastal haven of [...]

Interestingly most of the holidays we sell to the Algarve are located on the West towards Lagos and Sagres, so this Easter I decided to explore the Eastern side of the Algarve towards the Spanish [...]

Eagerly anticipated, Monday was the day international travel was allowed to restart. With so many different rules and regulations stating what you need to do before, during, and after your [...]

As soon as it was confirmed that Portugal would let British travellers in on Monday, it was all systems go here in order to fill all the criteria of both the Portuguese and British governments in [...]

Portugal was one of the few countries on the UK ‘Green List’, a destination which has been approved by our government as safe to travel to without the need to quarantine on the [...]