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The beach is long and lovely but popular in summer. 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It is not on the beach, but the hotel lends bikes, and cycle paths along the lagoon are rich in birdlife.",{"id":181,"alt":1082,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":977,"source":894,"filename":1083,"copyright":894,"fieldtype":16,"meta_data":1084,"is_external_url":711},"The pool at The Magnolia Hotel.","https:\u002F\u002Fres.cloudinary.com\u002Fpicolo\u002Fimage\u002Fupload\u002Fv1792727541\u002FPicolo\u002FHotels\u002Falgarve\u002Fthe-magnolia-hotel-algarve-pool.jpg",{"alt":1082,"title":977},"The east","Check availability and prices at The Magnolia Hotel",{"id":14,"url":1088,"target":902,"linktype":903,"fieldtype":21,"cached_url":1088},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hotels.com\u002Faffiliate\u002FRt0DV58",{"_uid":1090,"name":1091,"text":1092,"chips":14,"image":1108,"address":14,"district":1085,"good_for":14,"component":898,"cta_label":1112,"offer_page":14,"price_from":14,"price_source":14,"review_label":14,"affiliate_url":1113},"7621696a-d4e1-4cfb-a4f0-b02a9b4c1382","Pousada Tavira",{"type":840,"content":1093},[1094,1100,1104],{"type":843,"content":1095},[1096],{"text":1097,"type":847,"marks":1098},"An old convent in town",[1099],{"type":882},{"type":843,"content":1101},[1102],{"text":1103,"type":847},"Pousada Convento de Tavira occupies an old convent on the hill in Tavira, with cloisters, a garden pool and rooms looking over the town's rooftops.",{"type":843,"content":1105},[1106],{"text":1107,"type":847},"It is ideal for travellers who want an authentic Portuguese town with history, restaurants and boats to the beaches of Ilha de Tavira. It works well for couples who want calm and history. It is not on the beach, but island boats leave from town, and in the evening the streets down to the river are quiet and the restaurants serve fish from the lagoon.",{"id":181,"alt":1109,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":893,"source":894,"filename":1110,"copyright":894,"fieldtype":16,"meta_data":1111,"is_external_url":711},"Pousada Tavira from the outside.","https:\u002F\u002Fres.cloudinary.com\u002Fpicolo\u002Fimage\u002Fupload\u002Fv1792727530\u002FPicolo\u002FHotels\u002Falgarve\u002Fpousada-tavira-algarve-facade.jpg",{"alt":1109,"title":893},"Check availability and prices at Pousada Convento de Tavira",{"id":14,"url":1114,"target":902,"linktype":903,"fieldtype":21,"cached_url":1114},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hotels.com\u002Faffiliate\u002FWHHtbSe","HotelList",{"id":181,"alt":1117,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":1118,"source":1119,"filename":829,"copyright":1119,"fieldtype":16,"meta_data":1120,"is_external_url":711},"The limestone cliffs at Praia da Marinha in the Algarve at sunset","Praia da Marinha","Foto: Tim ten Cate \u002F Unsplash",{"alt":1117,"title":1118},[],"2026-11-04 00:00",[],[],{"_uid":1126,"body":1127,"card":1235,"layout":1236,"component":1237,"article_rounded":203},"e4c54025-a338-4e05-b238-4e48e7a13b60",{"type":840,"content":1128},[1129,1133,1137,1144,1198,1203],{"type":843,"content":1130},[1131],{"text":1132,"type":847},"The Algarve is Portugal's southernmost region, a strip of coast about 150 kilometres long from Sagres in the west to the Spanish border in the east. West of Albufeira the coast is dramatic, with cliffs of gold and red, sea caves such as Benagil and small coves between rock walls. East of Faro it is flat, with lagoons, sandbars and the Ria Formosa nature park.",{"type":843,"content":1134},[1135],{"text":1136,"type":847},"The Algarve is a long-standing British favourite for summer holidays, golf and winter sun, with flights of under three hours. The sea is the Atlantic, so the water is fresher than the Mediterranean, but the beaches are wide and clean. Faro airport sits midway along the coast, and each end is about an hour's drive. We have chosen nine hotels across the west, the middle and the east. 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Book tee times with your hotel.",{"type":1138,"attrs":1199,"content":1200},{"level":1140},[1201],{"text":1202,"type":847},"The areas",{"type":1145,"content":1204},[1205,1215,1225],{"type":1148,"content":1206},[1207],{"type":843,"content":1208},[1209,1213],{"text":1210,"type":847,"marks":1211},"The west:",[1212],{"type":882},{"text":1214,"type":847}," The westernmost stretch has wild cliffs, surf beaches at Sagres and the lively town of Lagos, with an old quarter, harbour and some of the Algarve's loveliest coves.",{"type":1148,"content":1216},[1217],{"type":843,"content":1218},[1219,1223],{"text":1220,"type":847,"marks":1221},"The middle:",[1222],{"type":882},{"text":1224,"type":847}," Between Portimão and Albufeira lie some of the best-known coves, including Benagil with its famous sea cave. Albufeira is the largest resort on the coast, with an old town, beaches and plenty of nightlife.",{"type":1148,"content":1226},[1227],{"type":843,"content":1228},[1229,1233],{"text":1230,"type":847,"marks":1231},"The east:",[1232],{"type":882},{"text":1234,"type":847}," East of Faro lies the golfing enclave of Quinta do Lago beside the Ria Formosa nature park, and further east the handsome town of Tavira, with its Roman bridge, churches and island beaches.",[],"0","BodyBlock",{"_uid":1239,"items":1240,"title":1287,"anchor":1288,"component":1289},"93b2ec90-970a-46ca-96c7-aaf5dab75d3a",[1241,1251,1260,1269,1278],{"_uid":1242,"open":203,"answer":1243,"question":1249,"component":1250},"2f960b98-ae0e-4094-a9ac-f223d1bae572",{"type":840,"content":1244},[1245],{"type":843,"content":1246},[1247],{"text":1248,"type":847},"Lagos and Carvoeiro for cliffs and caves, Albufeira for life and beaches, and Quinta do Lago and Tavira for golf, lagoons and calm.","Where is the best place to stay in the Algarve?","FaqItem",{"_uid":1252,"open":203,"answer":1253,"question":1259,"component":1250},"d2f919b3-3e23-4b3a-a9aa-d7543d4d06db",{"type":840,"content":1254},[1255],{"type":843,"content":1256},[1257],{"text":1258,"type":847},"Between Carvoeiro and Albufeira. 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