When it comes to sheer, knock-you-out-of-your-socks natural beauty, the Algarve is hard to beat.
This southern region of Portugal, accessed by the airport in Faro, is very popular with British people on package tours — but don’t let that put you off.*
Go there and explore it on whatever your budget is; you won’t regret it. Here are some pictures from a trip I took a few years ago.
*As a British passport-holder, I think I’m allowed to make that joke.
Quick links to other photo galleries: Macau, Kusadasi, Copenhagen, Athens, Minsk, Jamaica, Hong Kong, Petra, Dubrovnik, Khasab cruise, desert flowers, Singapore, Bangkok, Venice, Copenhagen .
