Portugal’s coastline boasts some of Europe’s best beaches. There’s variety too, with a choice of superb surfing beaches facing the Atlantic full on, or sheltered family holiday beaches on the Algarve with full resort facilities close to hand.
Portugal’s Algarve beaches are renowned for their blue flag status and beauty. To the west Algarve the dramatic rock formations add character, whilst on the east Algarve coast beaches are influenced by estuaries and are flatter and more sheltered.
Algarve Beaches
A record number of beaches in the region will be flying the Blue Flag this summer.
Some 69 Blue Flag beaches have been named in the Algarve, 15 more than in 2009 and the highest ever in the Algarve.
Lagos, Portimão, Albufeira and Vilamoura marinas will also be flying the flag.
The Blue Flag is awarded to beaches that meet the exacting criteria regarding water quality, environmental management and education, safety, cleanliness and facilities. Many beaches along the Algarve are manned by life-guards during the summer season. You should always pay attention to the indications given by the life-guards and follow the indications of the color coded flags posted on the beaches.
Green: swimming permitted
Yellow: Swimming forbidden
Red: Swimming & entering water forbidden
Blue/White: Beach temporarily unattended
One of Algarve's safe beaches
Algarve Housing rent special villas in the Algarve. Would you like to enjoy one of the best beached of Europe, and stay in a nice villa, check our website and contact me for any further information.
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Luxury villa in the center of the Algarve, that sleeps 8 in the main villa and another two lucky guests in the annex. Located in the country side, with lush views towards the coast, only 15 minutes drive to Albufeira. With a private pool, with Jacuzzi, makes this your ideal holiday home in the Algarve. We drop the high season week price from 3300 euros to 2750 euros.
Please visit our website for more information and details:
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Low-cost airline Ryanair opened its new base at Faro airport on March 25! Faro will now have 31 new low cost routes across Europe, including Spain, France, Italy, Holland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Germany, which are expected to fly 1.7 million passengers per year to the Algarve.
To celebrate the opening of the base in Faro, Ryanair give a million flights in April and May for SEVEN EUROS.
So come and enjoy the sun, sand and sea in the Algarve, book a nice holiday villa in the Algarve and relax and unwind!
Relax and Unwind
We have a nice offer for you, we give 15% discount on the rent of Casa Vilarinha for May, June, October and September and even 50% for April! Casa Vilarinha is luxury 6 bedroom villa, all en-suite, furnished and decorated in Moroccan style. A large covered colonial terrace overlooking the lush private garden and pool makes this an ideal holiday villa for you and your family.
Casa Vilarinha, luxury villa with private pool in the Algarve
For more information, watch this video!
So what are you waiting for, low prices, high quality!
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Now that Spring is here, Portugal is once again taking on its own special charm. The sun shines ever more brightly, there are flowers everywhere and the time is ripe for communing with Nature. Come and visit us and discover the pleasure of strolling around without any fixed timetable, enjoying new experiences and savouring some perfect moments. Take your inspiration from our suggestions and draw up your very own tour plans!
Come and stay with us to enjoy the nature of the Algarve. Check our website for great private villa’s in the Algarve!
We give you 4 suggestions of the many we have to explore the Natural Algarve:
Enjoy the nature of Rocha da Pena
1.
Rocha da Pena
Hidden paradise in the rich Barrocal countryside
Rocha da Pena is a protected nature conservation area which support ecosystems of great ecological interest.
Between Benafim and Salir, with an area of more than 600 hectares and rising to a height of 479 metres, the craggy terrain of the Rocha da Pena site invites tourists to go for walks and is great for rock climbing.
Alvor Beach
2.
Alvor Estuary
Sites of Ecological Interest
Remarkable Observatories
Places where you can see different bird species nesting include the Alvor Estuary, Paul de Budens and Leixão da Gaivota. These are places where you can follow the incredible beauty of birds in flight.
The Alvor Estuary, nestled between Portimão and Lagos, is the most important wetland area in Western Algarve. A lagoon complex, it covers 1400 hectares of marsh and dunes, which makes the area an excellent place for bird watching.
Monchique Mountains
3.
Serras de Monchique Espinhaço de Cão and Caldeirão
Variations in landscape in a diversely charming Algarve
Acting as a gigantic amphitheatre, the Monchique, Espinhaço de Cão and Caldeirão hills form a protective barrier for the lowlands of the coastal region, providing shelter from the cold northern winds. The breeze from the Atlantic also contributes to the unique vegetation of the area.
Monchique is like a garden with breathtaking scenery and unique plant life within the Algarvian landscape. This north-western part of the region emerges with streams flowing down from escarpments, hills where the arbutus berry tree grows, and where oaks, pines and chestnut trees are to be found.
Ria Formosa Nature Park
4.
Ria Formosa
Natural paradise between land and sea
The Ria Formosa Nature Park is a unique lagoon system that is continually changing because of the movements of winds, currents, and tides.
A gift of nature, of approximately 18,000 hectares, it is an area of transition between land and sea skirting 60 km of the Eastern Algarve coastline, between the Ancão peninsula and the Manta Rota beach in the East.
As you can see, our idea is to invite you to appreciate the best of life, get yourself into a good mood and make sure that you go home completely rested and full of energy! We urge you to accept our invitation and let yourself be seduced by the Spring in Portugal.
As you can see, our idea is to invite you to appreciate the best of life, get yourself into a good mood and make sure that you go home completely rested and full of energy! We urge you to accept our invitation and let yourself be seduced by the Spring in Portugal.
Come and stay with us to enjoy the nature of the Algarve. Check our website for great private villa’s in the Algarve!
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Welcoming you to our country is always a great pleasure for us! So, take advantage of the Easter break and come and get to know Portugal! You’ll find excellent reasons here to pause for a while and unwind from all the routine and stress of daily life. And you’ll always enjoy the guarantee of our mild climate, ideal for replenishing your energy. There’s a wide and varied range of options to choose from, but our motto is always the same: relax and have fun!
We give you a few tips of people who live here, of things to do in the Algarve.
There is a very nice walk along the length of Alvor’s beach and then returning via the estuary. One walk, two totally different landscapes
Pictoresque Tavira
Would you like to have some exercise during your holiday? Rent a bicycle, catch the train (with your bikes) at Boliqueime station, get off Faro station and cycle back, following the Eco-via cycle route. This is the best section of the route. You can see flamingos feeding in the Ria Formosa nature reserve; Roman ruins; golfers hitting their balls into the lagoon at Sao Lourenco; have lunch at BJ’s Oceanside restaurant at Quarteira; and stop for a drink at Vilamoura Marina.
Eco-via cycle route
Or fancy more a lazy afternoon at Forum Algarve, a large shopping centre near Faro, or shopping Algarve, near Guia and/or watch a film in the cinema.
Visit one of the region’s many wineries, Portuguese wine is underrated and these small, family-owned businesses are incredibly interesting. Plus there’s the tasting, of course.
Eat in a PROPER Portuguese restaurant – good food and great value. North of the A22 motorway you will find many towns and villages, where you find local food for local prices!
Drive to Monchique, eat typical Monchique food in the restaurant ‘ A Charrete’, enjoy the views in Foia and go across to Aljezur to explore the west coast beaches or go north to the border of the alentejo. Fantastic wild flower displays in the spring!
A drive from Silves to Alcoutim through the EN124 to discover the interior Algarve, fantastic green scenery, windy roads; stop in little villages for a beer or a lunch, discover the Real Algarve.
Having prawns BBQ’d in garlic and lemon with chips and salad followed by mousse de chocolate at the Adega da Marina in Lagos, pure indulgence on a budget!
Algarve Housing rent fantastic villas in the Algarve, all with private pool and garden. Visit our website and contact me for more information. We have some nice villas still available for your Easter break!
Visit the Algarve, and relax and have fun!
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Algarve Housing rent holiday villas in the Algarve, the most southern part of Portugal. Apart from sun, sea and sand, we like to share a few other things to do in the Algarve. Top Tips of people who live here!
What else to do?
Drive to the top of Foia, the highest point of the Algarve, just above Monchique and enjoy the most gorgeous views of the coast with the river Arade, and Portimao. After that, allow yourself to get lost in the narrow, winding roads on your way back and experience the real Algarve!
Sit with a book and a light picnic under the canopy at Caldas de Monchique and enjoy the tranquillity and the sound of the stream.
Take a boat trip by traditional fishing boat, from Tavira to Santa Luzia or Faro Marina to Isle Deserta.
Traditional Algarvian Fishing Boats
Visit the most south westerly point of Europe, Cape St. Vincent; it is breathtaking to sit so high above the Atlantic and watch the waves come rolling in.
Stroll through historic, Moorish town Silves, the original capital of the Algarve, in the back streets the past mingles with the present in perfect harmony. Have a nice coffee on the terrace of Café Ingles, while listening to the Brazilian tunes of the live band…
Take a walk along the coastline from Ferragudo all the way to Praia do Carvalho. It works like a therapy, it will revitalise your soul and you will also feel fitter as a result!
Venture down into the awesome depths of the salt mine under Loule.
Look down on the old tiled rooftops of Tavira from the castle garden, or from the nearby camera obscura.
A round of golf on one of the Algarve’s stunning championship golf courses the Algarve boasts.
Famous Golf Courses
Visit to the Vale de lobo Royal Spa for a day of pampering and relaxation.
Dolphin Trip off the coast of Lagos or Portimao. You will see so many dolphins, you will never forget it!
Buying local honey form roadside sellers. Not only the honey is delicious, it helps local producers too!
This were a few tips, soon will follow more.
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Spring in the Algarve is something you cannot miss! Fabulous displays of wildflowers that colonise every available piece of Algarve ground no matter how small. In Portugal you do not need to travel far to see wildflowers. In the Algarve in springtime, the flowers are everywhere- on roadside verges, in abandoned and fallow farmland, in the forests and beside the sea.
We all know the Algarve from the beautiful cliffs and coves and beautiful white sandy beaches, but within a short drive of the coast there is a very different Algarve to be experienced. In the spring you see millions upon millions daisies, poppies and many other colourful flowers…like the Wild Roses (Cistus) in the mountains.
One of our unique villas with private pool
Algarve Housing has a variety of nice holiday villas for rent away from the coast, in rural, private areas, still only a short drive to the coast, with private pool and garden.
If you don’t want to miss the beautiful spring in the Algarve, please have a look at our website for nice self catering villas and contact me for availability, prices and more information.
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Algarve Housing rents villas in the Algarve, and we like to tell you about the Jewel of the Algarve, Lagos. We rent two villas,one Town House and onecountry side farm house called Quinta Alfarobeira. More details later.
Lagos Marina
Lagos is a unique little jewel in the Algarve. It has chosen to develop its tourism with taste and class. It offers a balance of the charm and history of the Portuguese culture with a blend of creature comforts and facilities to please the desires of the most discerning tourist. The warmth of Lagos and her people make it difficult to resist falling in love with this seaside town. I can only say that Lagos has a special something that you feel when you spend time here.
Lagos is a city along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Algarve, south of Portugal. Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2,000 years of history. Moorish and Renaissance, from its fortress to its plethora of magnificent churches. While Lagos’ history is rich, it is the area’s fine beaches and beach bars, such as Bahia Beach Bar and Retiro do Marujo, which attract many of today’s visitors.
Lagos Beach
The beaches around Lagos are some of the most beautiful of the Algarve, like Praia de Dona Ana, which can be reached after a 25 minutes walk from the centre of the town, Praia do Camilo, a bit further on, and Meia Praia, whose sands stretch for 4 km (2.5 miles) east of Lagos. However, it is the promontory named Ponta da Piedade and sheltering the bay of Lagos which is most admired by visitors, with its caves, rocks and wonderfully transparent waters. North of Lagos, Barragem de Bravura is a water reservoir offering fine views
Apart from its animated lifestyle, the one learns that this was a fishing village and that its importance grew under the Arabs, which built several fortifications. It turned into an important naval centre in the age of the Discoveries, in the 15th century; became the capital of the Algarve from 1576 to 1756 and was greatly damaged by the earthquake of 1755; thus its beautiful 18th and 19th century buildings. A fine new marina welcomes boats sailing in from the Atlantic.
Lagos Golf
Famous golf courses, looking over the Atlantic Ocean are all a short drive a way.
Algarve Housing rent a beautiful restored luxury town house in the centre of Lagos, called Casa Urbano, that sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms, and has a beautiful Roman style private pool.
Quinta Alfarobeira, just outside Lagos, is a rustic farm style villa, that sleeps 4, with private pool in a beautiful garden. Please click on photo gallery (slide show) below to see the pictures and contact me for more details.
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Warm Regards,
Michele
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Algarve Housing rents villas in the Algarve, and also near Olhoa, time to tell you more about this un-spoilt, un known place in the East of the Algarve.
Pronounced “oll-yow”, Olhão is the Algarve’s largest fishing port. A rare gem, its centre is crumbling, charming, faded, and stuffed full of appealingly batty characters. The occasional tourist wanders about, wondering quite why they’re here. Olhão is a top place for a relaxing. The jewel in its crown isn’t actually in town, but a lovely ferry ride away….
Culatra, board walk to the Beach
Ria Formosa is an estuarine national park, with Olhão at its mouth and the wild Atlantic beyond. Around 80% of Portugal’s clams are fished here, around its four low islands. Farol and Armona are where Lisbon folk maintain their holiday homes; Deserta is a sandy empty place for the Robinson Crusoe in you; Culatra is where the fishermen live, and they are delighted for you to be as active as you wish, as long as that includes watching the waves, counting your toes, playing dominoes, drinking cold drinks, and eating delicious fish….. and enjoying the white sandy, long stretched beaches….
Church in Olhao
Olhoa
There are two market buildings side by side along the water front, which are a ‘must visit’ for the huge variety of extremely fresh fish and sea food straight from the port and the vast array of locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables. Olhão is well known for it’s fish market, in particular and if you haven’t got anywhere to cook some yourself, then try one of the numerous local cafes along the roadside nearby – you won’t be disappointed!
Terraces between the Markets, Olhao
The market halls are surrounded by pavement cafes and it’s a great place to sit and enjoy the view of the boats moored along the water front in the marina and the sand spit beach of the islands Armona and Culatra. Walk along the water front and through the gardens, sit outside a jazz cafe watching the boats, people cycling around and local people going about their day.
Walk into the historic heart of Olhão and the easiest road to follow is directly across from the gap between the market halls. Here, many of the buildings are the elegant merchant’s homes with wrought iron balconies, carved stonework and tile decorations and are such a contrast to the busy port area of Olhão. At the centre of the town at the end of Avenida da República, in the Praça da Restauração, is the church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, built in 1698 with contributions from the fishermen when it was the first stone building in Olhão. It’s a very graceful building with a baroque facade and somehow quite a surprise!
In the surrounding narrow, cobbled streets are a wide variety of inviting shops and pavement cafes that tempt you to linger! Well, after the sightseeing you need a break! This historic area of the town is really rather picturesque and gives a totally different view of Olhão from the port and the fishermen’s quarter.
Olhão itself doesn’t have a beach as it is on the Ria Formosa lagoon system but the ferries for the Islands (Culatra, Armona, and Farol) run from the quayside near the gardens at the eastern end of the market halls. There are regular services throughout the year, although fewer in number during the winter.
Olhao is a place not to be missed, something different and worth a visit. Algarve Housing rent a very nice country side villa close to Olhoa, Quinta Rustica
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Algarve Housing has another nice villa to rent in the Algarve, a Town House in Lagos!
About the Place
Casa Urbano, Lagos, is a striking modern conversion of a traditional town house, creating luxurious and stylish accommodation, together with a private swimming pool. This holiday property is situated in a winding street in the historic centre of Lagos, complete with an integral garage.
Lagos is a unique jewel of the Algarve, and has numerous beautiful beaches, all within easy reach of your holiday villa.
The villa, completed in 2008, was accomplished by a well-known design company located in the Algarve. They used polished, limestone flooring, waxed, polished walls and high quality, contemporary fittings in the kitchen.
The courtyard to the rear of the house is paved with limestone and planted with a palm tree and exotic plants. Walk into the azure waters of the pool, reminiscent a Roman bath. From your holiday villayou walk into the centre of Lagos, within a couple of minutes, which offers a balance of charm and history of the Portuguese culture with a blend of creature comforts and facilities to please your desires.
Modern well equipped kitchen
The Accommodation
Ground floor:
Entrance hall with guest toilet
Open lounge area with built in fire place, sat. TV, DVD, I Pod and Radio. The Open kitchen is well equipped and has nice dining area. Kitchen has among others an electric hob, fridge, freezer, dish washer and oven.
The first floor has two spacious twin bedrooms with shared bathroom with shower.
With a separate entrance from the court yard, you get to the third, en-suite bedroom with twin beds, and bath.
Although you are in the centre of Lagos, Casa Urbano has a nice and peaceful atmosphere, where you can relax and enjoy your Holiday in Portugal.
The warmth of Lagos and her people make it difficult to resist falling in love with this seaside town. An ideal place for family, surfing and golf holidays.
Luxury bedroom in centre of Lagos
For more information, pictures, prices and availability, I would invite you to our website. You always can contact me for any question regarding this beautiful Town House in Lagos.
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You might know already, but if not I got news for you! Playing Golf in the Algarve is golfing in Paradise! And Algarve Housing rents fantastic self catered villas close to beautiful
golf courses. Why not combine the luxury of your own rental villa and play golf in the Algarve?
Any keen golfer will know what it is like to sit out those months where the weather just does not allow it to play golf or your enthusiasm is at an all time low for this great game because of it.
Those from the Northern hemisphere can’t wait to get past February and March and those living in more tropical climates can’t wait for cooler times. So what to do? The answer has to be the Algarve in Portugal.
The Algarve has all year round superb weather to keep honing your golfing skills so that when your club tournaments begin you’re up and running to win your monthly medal.
The Algarve with its cooling breeze and 300 days of blue skies offers over 30 golf courses within a 160 km (100 miles ) distance.
Golf Holiday Villa Vilamoura
Vilamoura is at the centre of it with some famous courses surrounding it. The famous Penina resort, the Old course, San Lorenzo and Victoria golf courses stand out. But don’t forget the East of the Algarve which offers the newly Jack Nicklaus build, Monte Rei Golf course as well as Quinta da Ria home of several ladies and senior pro tour events.
Just imagine walking along the Atlantic Ocean playing golf while Flamingos are looking at you wondering what all the fuss is about.
Just imagine playing your approach shot from beautifully kept fairways and putting on the quick true greens, surrounded by mountains on one side and the beach on the other.
You probably still don’t know what it is like to play in the Algarve. So the next time you’re dreading your compulsory golf break have a look at our website and book a nice villa that suits all your needs and discover for yourself why so many are choosing to play golf here. Why not
combine playing golf in the Algarve with the luxury of your own holiday villa!
Relax around the pool after a day playing Golf!
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Great Music events and food festivals, it is all happening in the Algarve, the most southern part of Portugal. Besides that, Algarve Housing rents your perfect rental homes the Algarve. Are you on holiday in the Algarve or live here, please read further for things to do in the Algarve!
There is a Rock Festival near Portimao, at Parkalgar, the international Motor Park of the Algarve. From 5 till 8th of August, you can enjoy various Rock Music with among others James Morrison, Bjorn Again, The Waterboys, Linked In Park, Os Pontos Negros and much more.
At the same location, The international Motor Park, Portimao, Fat Boy Slim is playing, on Monday the 10th. Silves Medieval Festival
The Medieval Festival in Silves starts at 8th of August. Till the 16th of August, from 7pm the historic town of Silves, steps back to the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
The streets of the historic town centre will be bustling with life, exuding a distinctive atmosphere in a unique setting and environment. Along the city’s streets, alleyways, cul-de-sacs and corners, visitors will encounter typical scenes from everyday medieval life.
Beggars, travelling musicians, jugglers, exotic characters and processions of wealthy citizens are just some of the attractions that await you in this journey to the past.
And then we have the greatest Sardine Festival at the riverside of Portimao. If you are anywhere on the Western side of the Algarve in August (7 to 16th of August) then don’t miss the Sardine Festival in Portimão!
Portimão is recognised as the Sardine Capital of the Algarve!
This event is well attended by Portuguese and tourists alike and is organised by the local council. Apart from sardines there will be other Portuguese culinary delights and plenty of good wine and
beer! There will also be music concerts & fireworks. The event takes place in the Riverside/Quayside from 6PM with the concerts starting at 10PM.
It is all happening in the Algarve!Don’t you have a holiday accommodation yet, please check our website and contact me for the best prices for the best quality rental properties in the Algarve.
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Three festivals across the Algarve will be celebrating food this summer. Algarve Housing rent villas with private pools in the Algarve. Enjoy nice food and top villas in Portugal.
Private Villa with Pool in the Algarve
The Portimao Sardine Festival on the riverside area will have grilled sardines on the menu from August 7 to 16, while the Olhao Seafood Festival (better known as festival do mariscos) from August 10 to 5 will be presenting visitors with all types of seafood dishes, from boiled prawns and seafood rice to feijoada de buzios (bean stew with sea snails) and crabs. Both events have a varied programme of entertainment planned, including live concerts and street theatre. From September 2 to 6, chefs will be showing off their cooking skills at Vilamoura Marina during the Cataplana Experience festival.
Cataplana
Cataplana is a typical Portuguese dish of either seafood, fish, meat or vegetables, cooked using special cookware, traditionally made of copper. Cookery courses for visitors who would like to learn to use a cataplana will be held during the festival.
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Algarve Housing rent special villa’s in the Algarve. Are you staying in the Algarve, live here or planning to enjoy the sun, sea and sand coming week in Portugal, then read this article for things to do! Are you bored of the rain at home, get a last minute plane, and enjoy the Algarve! Check out our website for nice places to stay.
Here you find a list with some highlights for the coming week:
Next week we will inform you, among others, about the Medieval Festival in Silves that starts the 8th of August till the 16th.
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It is summer in the Algarve, and that means there will be great artists performing! We give you a list of a few coming up this summer in the Algarve. If you have not rent a villa yet, to enjoy this music in the Algarve, check out our website.
22 July, 10.30 pm Cesária Évora
From the Cape Verde, this fantastic singer, always smoking on stage, but a great voice and fantastic music! Watch the video below! Fishermen’s beach Albufeira, entrance:FREE!
Part of tHe Al-buhera Festival which take place form 22 till 26 of July in Albufeira.
Don’t miss the chance to visit Albufeira. The Al’Buhera Festival is an entirely different kind of event, offering you 5 nights of great cultural enrichment.
A multicultural city like Albufeira fully deserves a festival of this nature – a handicraft fair with more than 50 stallholders, regional confectionery and gastronomy from other countries, all help to make this festival even more appealing.
Avenida Sá Carneiro will also be the setting for street entertainment every
night from 20.00 to midnight.
To make sure that everyone can have the chance to discover Al’Buhera, guided
tours of the city centre will be offered between 20.00 and midnight, and a shuttle service will also be provided, linking all the different venues of the Al-Buhera Festival. Stage
Praça Pescadores, 10.30 pm
22 – Cesária Évora – Cape Verde 23 – Kumpanhia Algazarra – Portugal
24 – Natiruts – Brazil
25 – Aswad – Caribbean | U.K.
26 – Amália Hoje – Portugal
Stage Eng. Duarte Pacheco, 9 pm
22 – Eduardo Ramos
23 – Lume
24 – Bossa Nossa
25 – Raspect
26 – Banda Alhada
The following events coming up, and we will publish more information closer to date, for now to put in your diary:
29 July, 9.30 pm Gilberto Gil and Martinho da Vila Estádio São Luís, Faro
Price: €10 / €25 vip area with access to open bar 31 July, 10 pm Joss Stone
Monumento Duarte Pacheco, Loulé
Price: €25 and €30
1 August, 10 pm
Seal
CS Herdade dos Salgados Resort, Albufeira
Price: €30/€35
10-15 August, every day from 19.30
Festival do Mariscos – Olhoa
With great artist, among others Brazillian singer Danielle Mercury (14 August) Price: €8 14 August, 10 pm Mariza and Guest Zona Ribeirinha, Vila Real de Sto. António Price: €15 and €20 15 August, 10.30 pm Roger Hodgson – the Voice of Supertramp
Marina de Albufeira, Albufeira 18 August, 10 pm Abba Gold Vila Sol Algarve – A Renaissance Spa & Golf Resort, Vilamoura
Price: €25 / €60 with dinner (ticket with dinner available only at the venue)
Ticket sales:Ticketline network www.ticketline.pt, FNAC,
Worten, Forum Algarve Faro
Reservations: T. 00351 707 234 234
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Algarve Housing has a new house on their list: Casa Odelouca, is a new built, just finished villa (July 2009), located between Silves and Portimao, with stunning views over the river Arade. The holiday home is furnished and decorated in a modern style, with the use of warm colours and lots of taste! On top of a hill, overlooking the River Arade, a gorgeous L-shape pool with infinity edge, with lush ‘vistas’!
The villa has an en-suite double bedroom; the bath room has a large walk-in shower, with ‘rain’ shower head. The second bedroom has twin beds and bathroom with bath and shower. Adjacent to this room is a room with another two beds, with own entrance, but need to share the bathroom of the twin bedroom. The lounge has a double sofa bed for extra guests. So Casa Odelouca sleeps comfortable 4, but can have guests up to 8.
Peace and quiet, that’s what you get here, but it is only 10 minutes drive to Silves, and 15/20 minutes to Portimao where you can find nice white, sandy beaches of Praia da Rocha, Feragudo and Alvor.
Prices: ask for quote for your party! We can make you a nice price!
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PHOTOGALLERY
The Arade River is the jewel of this region, and for centuries, it has given
substance to its people. One of the nice activities or things you can do here is take a boat ride to Silves, travelling down the entire Arade River. This river is one of Algarve’s last natural treasures.
The Estuary de Arade is a protected zone that is surrounded by wetlands where you will see lots of seabirds, and other species in this marvellous
natural environment. Inside this Estuary, there is also a fishing port.
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Algarve Housing likes to inform you about a very special event:
The Dance of the Bears show.
Inspired by the Buddy Bears exhibition in Berlin in 2002, Karl Heinz Stock has coordinated the works of a team of sculptors and artists of the Algarve to develop his own Dance of the Bears show.
In 2008 Karl Heinz Stock and his team of sculptures and crafts people began creating virtually life size sculptures of bears.
The concept behind the show is described by Karl Heinz Stock as one of “Evolution” and 15 painters and mosaic artists decorated the life sized bear sculptures within this abstract theme.
The bears will be on show the 11 of July till 23rd of July at ‘Praia dos Pescadores, (Fishermen’s beach) Carvoeiro. The opening starts at 7pm with a wine tasting, music and entertainment!
“The Bear awakes in the spring after his long Sleep”
Since the beginning of time bears captured man imagination, in many civilizations bears often were represented in art, as a symbol strength, and capacity of adaptation to changes. Mankind and art have moved on from the ancient concepts of its early age. Many years have passed and the bear still sparkles as a symbol in modern society for is endurance, perseverance, and capacity of having adapting, characteristics that we humans aspire and admire.
In most fairy tales and expressions bears are still venerated both by their physical strength and their big heart (a good example for this is the Russian Bear: very strong but nevertheless a soft heart).
We needed a medium to transform two-dimensional paintings into a three dimensional object. The medium had to be the same for everybody to ensure the same “starting positions”. It could have been something neutral like a square, a triangle or a sphere, which would have been a kind of three dimensional canvas. Or –as happened before- more individualised animals like a dolphin, a penguin, a cow or also a bear (Berlin Buddy Bears).
“I have decided to use a bear in his normal habitual position”. The bear itself is not directly the theme of the exhibition but more the medium to transfer and translate the message to the viewers. Nevertheless the characteristics of a bear and the myth surrounding him can be integrated into the final artwork (immense strength combined with cautiousness, he will always prefer to trick an opponent in his tracks instead of attacking, he is actually less aggressive than humans, prudent behaviour, high ability to adapt to different surroundings and situations, eagerness to migrate, multicultural; big heart.
The physiognomy of the sculpture has been kept purposely relative discreet in order to present a wide scope for development of the finalising artist’s expression.
Don’t miss this special event Saturday 11th of July at Carvoeiro Beach; every single bear has his own decoration, by 15 different artists from the Algarve.
There will be about 20 bears, something different! Every artist has given their special theme to the bear.
For further information about the Dance of the Bears, please call 00351 282 381 025 or 00351 919766565
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