The Algarve leads Portugal again in 2026 for Blue Flag beaches, but most people still gravitate towards the big resort names.

Falesia beach in Albufeira, Algarve region in Portugal Carvoeiro beach in Algarve, Portugal Beaches, history and bargains - what's not to love about Portugal's Albufeira resort, says Gerry O'Carroll.

Portugal’s Atlantic coastline stretches for more than 800 kilometres, and it isn’t all wild surf and dramatic cliffs. There ...

BIRDS take flight into the clear blue sky, over sparkling marshes, as the sea laps against the sandy shore. Welcome to the Salgados Lagoon Natural Reserve, on Portugal’s Algarve coast — where the 150 ...