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Alentejo &
Algarve Beaches 33

On this sunny coastal drive you’ll experience some of Europe’s
finest beaches and explore the picturesque, formerly Moorish
towns of Portugal’s south.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
4–6 DAYS
360 KM / 225 MILES
70 km 310 km
Aljezur Faro GREAT FOR…
Pretty castle-topped Evocative old town,
town, gateway to estuary trips and a HJG
glorious beaches bone chapel
Vila Nova de
l L # BEST TIME TO GO
Milfontes
Good all year, but
Zambujeira crowded in July and
do Mar
# August.
I ESSENTIAL
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# Silves # Cacela The rock formations at
Praia da Marinha.
Velha
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9
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15
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WILDLIFE
The Sagres area offers
Sagres Lagos great birdwatching
End-of-the-world cliffs Handsome, hedonistic and boat trips to view
and an impressive town with great beaches, dolphins and perhaps
fortress restaurants and nightlife whales.
145 km 180 km
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Carvoeiro Rock arches at Praia da Marinha