Distrito de Faro Travel and Tourism Guide

We made our way to Belem, which is only a few miles outside Lisbon, easy to get to by tram or taxi from Praca de Commercio... The first stop was Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Jeronimos Monastery is the last place where sailors would pray before leaving for their expeditions, it is also the place that holds the tomb of Vasco de Gama... We then made our way to Torre de Belem, Belem Tower, is a magnificent structure built to commemorate the explorations of Vasco de Gama... You can walk a...

Spent a delightful week with 4 other trusty shipmates aboard the Moneta, a lovely old wooden schooner (rigged with a squaresail - just for the fun of it).  We were berthed in the marina near the Praia de Rocha just south of Portimao. We all took our Royal Yachting Association certification as Day Skippers (Tidal) and did our best not to hurt Ron's boat (or his feelings). We ate, cooked slept and (occasionally) sailed on-board and had a ball. We cruised the coast, overnighted at Lagos, an...

Well today was our first daytime experience in Alvor and after a nice lie in (missing breakfast in the process) we headed off for the beach. I had bought a little beach chair the night before so I relaxed and started reading "The Afghan" by Frederick Forsyth. Jill lay down on her towel and soaked as much sun in to her as she could! It was quite windy today and Jill was covered in sand that was blown at her by the gusts. After a while we decided that the wind was just too strong and that it m...

Dias de descanso en el Algarve para conocer a fondo esta bonita region de Portugal. Playas magníficas, campos casi virgenes y excelente comida.