Algarve accommodation

Every place in the Algarve has its own special touch, the small fishing village exactly the same as the cities like Faro or Portimão. Even cities such as Armação de Pêra have their own charm, with joy of life from the tourists and inhabitants.Blessed with warm winters and hot summers this area of Portugal is situated in the south of the country. The Atlantic Ocean laps onto amazing soft, white sandy beaches which are set against a breathtaking backdrop of dark green undulating hills. The western side has sheer orange cliffs rising from small inlets and coves while in contrast the east has long soft sand dunes which slope up to small forests of pine trees. The countryside is adorned with colourful Mediterranean - type flowers and flowering shrubs which burst with colour the whole year round. There is also an abundance of fruit trees which yield delicious fruit throughout every market place – fresh figs, oranges, pomegranates as well as almonds, olives, chestnuts, cherries, lemons, sugar cane, and carobs. The whole area is famed for its magnificent pottery ranging from simple dark orange clay ceramics to ornately hand painted tiles, crockery, pots and unusual white chimneys. Think of the Algarve and think of palm trees, blues skies and white houses.

The Algarve is the southernmost region of Portugal. The Algarve has a surface area of 4,960 square kilometres and about 400,000 inhabitants. Administrative Technically the Algarve is one of seven regions of Portugal (Região do Algarve). It is also congruent with the statistical subregion Algarve, the metropolitan region of Algarve (Grande Área Metropolitana do Algarve) and the district of Faro, one of 18 districts of the country (Distrito de Faro). Largest City and administrative headquarters of the region is Faro. In particular, the south coast of the Algarve is highly developed tourist.
At the Cabo de Sao Vicente in SW Sagres is the point of the continent. Limited is the Algarve in the north of the Alentejo region in the west and south from the Atlantic to the east and the Rio Guadiana forms the border with Spain. The coastline of the Algarve stretches over 155 km from east to west and 52 km further north. 
Geographically, the Algarve from north to south divided in three areas: Serra, Barrocal and Litoral. The Serra is a sandstone and slate existing and at an altitude of about 300-500 meters hills. To the northwest stands the Serra de Monchique up with the highest point since Foia Pico (902 m). Although the Serra about half the total area of the Algarve, it is only sparsely populated, with the exception of Monchique and the surrounding area hardly visited by tourists. The  Barrocal closes to the south and has about a quarter of the region. On the up to 400 metres high from existing lime sandstone hills is mainly agriculture. The densely populated coastal strip Litoral is the tourist center of the Algarve. It can turn in the Sotavento in the eastern part between the Spanish border and Faro, the Barlavento ( "Luv, the wind attention") between Faro and the Cabo de Sao Vicente and the Costa Vicentina in the West coast and beyond the Alentejo members. The Sotavento, also known as "sand Algarve", because the area is of long sandy beaches and lagoon landscapes. On the other hand, called the Barlavento "rock Algarve", it is a hill 20-50 m high with picturesque cliff formations of yellow and reddish-brown limestone and sandstone cliffs and coves.