Most travelers to Portugal will stay in Lisbon, the country's capital and largest city. But these same travelers might not realize that this fascinating city in the western Iberian Peninsula was not ...

The Algarve is one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations but a stay at Wyndham Grand Algarve places you in reach of quieter spots, close to the Ria Formosa and Quinta do Lago. ByAngelina Villa ...

A long association with Britain makes Algarve an easy place for Americans to retire.

Portugal’s sun-soaked south-meets-west coast comes into its own in the summer months. It’s a gloriously varied and enticing landscape—a seemingly never ending series of rocky coves and luminous ...

Moving to the Algarve isn’t just about sun and sea. The exact town you choose will shape your daily life more than the ...

Throughout today, Friday the 23rd, the western coast of the districts of Faro and Beja is also under an orange warning due to rough sea conditions, with north-westerly waves of five to seven metres in ...

Since Phoenician times, octopuses have been the main catch for the villagers of Salema, located on the sunny south coast of Portugal. And the fishing process has changed little in several thousand ...

British, German, and French tourists have long made the Algarve their destination of choice in Portugal. Spanning 2,000 miles along the country’s southern coast, the Algarve offers expansive beaches, ...

"A Fatty's Guide to Traveling and Eating the World" is a monthly travel and food column here at Salon that’s dedicated to helping travelers of all sizes find adventure If you’re flying into Lisbon, ...

With its sunny weather, cliffside beaches, and laid-back vibes, the Algarve Coast has this way of making you want to slow down for a while… Or maybe even stay forever (a girl can dream, right?).

In the early 1980s, two Norwegian students in love spent a few charmed weeks camping on a beach in the Algarve, on the southwestern coast of Portugal. The trip ended with a romantic marriage proposal ...

QP Savills has been the leading premier luxury property agent in the Algarve since 1998 - the entire southern coast of Portugal that boasts more sunshine hours and beautifully mild climate than any ...