Portugal has again been awarded the best European Tourist Destination by the World Travel Awards, the Oscars equivalent in the field of tourism. Portugal is growing in popularity every year, winning an impressive 39 prizes this year in various categories, three more than in 2018.
Last Saturday June 8, VILA VITA Parc Resort & Spa, located in Porches, Algarve, was awarded Europe’s Leading Luxury Hotel & Villas 2019 by the World Travel Awards for the second consecutive time. Every year, since 1993, the World Travel Awards have been distinguishing and celebrating excellence in the many areas of the travel and tourism industry.
The Luz Beach Apartments occupy which must be prime position in the Western Algarve, just 15 minutes from the one time capital of there Algarve - Lagos - and just one hours drive from Faro Airport.
21 Studio and 1 and 2 bedroom apartments overlook a safe and sandy beach, with a pedestrian walkway to cross from the apartments to the beach. The perfect location for families with children.
January isn’t the most exciting month - Christmas is over, and the dreadful January diet is already marked up on the calendar to start on Monday! Fortunately, Casas do Barlavento has the perfect antidote for those post-Christmas blues! Put a hold on your New Year’s Resolutions, which are a struggle in the wet and cold weather, and put new plans into action. This is the perfect time to think about your holidays in the sunny Algarve.
If you didn’t have the oportunity to go on holiday this Summer; didn’t have the time to enjoy the sun and relax at a beach bar at sunset then maybe it's time to think about some time out for yourself this winter.
Twenty years ago this month the 'Via Algarviana - Algarve Way' was walked for the first time: so what is it and how did it come about?
In AD 303, Vincent, a devout and active Christian from Zaragoza in Spain, was tortured and martyred in Valencia for his beliefs under the orders of the Roman Emperor Diocletian.
Last year, the Spanish consulates rejected a total of 134,394 Schengen visa applications, which was 70% higher compared to rejected visas at the Portuguese embassies, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
Both Spain and Portugal attract a large number of visitors coming from all over the world every year. Altogether, their embassies shared almost 12% of the total Schengen visa applications load recorded worldwide in 2017.
I became infatuated with the Netherlands in the seventies. Its geography and the human interaction were so different to what I had grown up with that I really enjoyed my new way of life.
I'm very happy to relate that its attraciion is still there. It has been on display, big time, during our recent visit to Amsterdam.
