Christmas and New Year in Portugal

Christmas in Portugal

Christmas celebrations

Although Christmas celebration is somehow universal, you do get the small and bigger differences per country or culture. Christmas in Portugal, is mainly a time to spend with family. Although Christmas trees have been more popular since the 70’s, the main decoration still is the “presépio”, the nativity scenes, that each home will have, and that towns will display in larger sizes and sometimes even with real people and animals playing out the roles. The Portuguese love to go and visit them. You will witness plenty of light decoration during December in the cities too, and although palm trees with Christmas lights might not give you the same feeling, it does get you into a winter atmosphere. Plenty of Christmas trees though during Christmas in Portugal!

Christmas Algarve

What to do in the Algarve at New Year?

New Year in the Algarve
New Year in the Algarve

What to do in the Algarve at New Year? The Algarve is a fantastic place to visit during the festive season, and sees many visitors flock here during the winter months to enjoy an out of season holiday. While of course it is possible to enjoy many of the traditional Christmas and New Year in the Algarve traditions as you would at home, there is also plenty to see and do that will make seeing in the New Year in the Algarve a time to remember! Algarve Housing like to inform you what and where to do in the Algarve, Portugal during New Year.

Of course one of the best things about jetting off to the Algarve at New Year is the weather. In past years this region has enjoyed a mild and temperate climate during the winter months which many visitors have appreciated, escaping the colder, harsher temperatures at home. It does get a little chilly at night however, so don’t forget your jumpers! The weather is perfect for getting out and about and enjoying all that the Algarve has to offer and many typical attractions such as boat trips out to sea are still available during the winter months. While you may not be able to lie out on the beach in a bikini, certainly exploring the beautiful coastal areas is something you can do in the Algarve at any time of year.

New Year in the Algarve
New Year in the Algarve

Algarve at New Year

The bigger tourist resorts such as Albufeira, Lagos, Praia da Rocha are fantastic if you are hoping for a lively and action packed time. Here you will find restaurants and bars that are buzzing and packed with local residents as well as other tourists who will bring in the New Year in a typically raucous and lively fashion!

Albufeira New Year
Albufeira New Year

Lagos

There is a fantastic annual fireworks display on the river in front of Lagos which will delight people of all ages. This beautiful display is well worth a visit if you want to see in the New Year in style. The New Year open air concert at Fisherman’s Beach (Praia dos Pescadores) is also fantastic and will make for a memorable evening too. It attracts over 50,000 visitors each year, and the bars and clubs stay open all night long, so if a real party is what you are after, this is the place to head to for New Year in the Algarve.

Sophisticated and glamorous

If you are looking for something sophisticated and glamorous, Vila Vita Parc  in Porches hosts a fantastic Grand Ball. This Black tie 6 course Gala Dinner is truly special, and the evening finishes with a stunning fireworks display as well.

Algarve New Year
Algarve New Year

New Year’s Eve Gala

The New Year at Conrad Algarve is also worth investigating. Here you can choose from several mouth-watering fine dining experiences, as well as glittering New Year’s Eve Gala, complete with fireworks at midnight and live music.

If you are looking to party Monty’s New Year’s Eve party, at the Praça in Vale do Lobo has it all. Here you can enjoy a great dinner, as well as dancing and lively entertainment.

Praia da Rocha

On the Rocks in Praia da Rocha is the place if you want to dance until dawn, or head to the clubs in popular Lagos such as the Bon Vivant – a club boasting four floors all geared towards crazy party fun. Party, party for New Year in the Algarve!

Algarve at New Year
Algarve New Year

Something for everyone

There is much to see and do in the Algarve at New Year and whether you are looking for a vibrant party, a good sing along with the locals, a fine dining experience or simply a quiet and relaxing evening it really does have something for everyone, and you are sure to have a New Year in the Algarve that is one to remember!

 

Happy New Year
Happy New Year

This article is brought to you by Algarve Housing, for better holidays in the Algarve. Please contact me for any further information.

Happy New Year, warm wishes,

 

Michele

Algarve Housing

 

 

 

New year’s Eve in the Algarve!

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New year in the Algarve!

Spending New Year in the Algarve?  You struggling  to think what to do with new year in the Algarve? Algarve Housing  will give you some suggestions. There are festivities, parties all over the Algarve. The main attraction is Albufeira.

Firework displays you can find all over the coast, the fire work displays of the Algarve, are well known and considered the best of Portugal!

Albufeira

The 2015 New Year’s Eve celebrations in Albufeira include a lot of entertainments throughout the city. The entertainment programs include bands, pop music, dance and performance by theatre groups. The NYE is a massive celebration in Albufeira. Besides the various entertainments with live bands playing throughout night, there will be spectacular display of fireworks announcing the birth of the New Year.

Open air concerts at the fisherman’s beach (Praia dos Pescadores), before and after 12 o’clock, bars and clubs are open till early mornings.

Fisherman’s Beach: 10pm D.A.M.A; 11.15pm Tiago Bettencourt; Midnight fireworks; 12.05am back to Tiago!

Faro

Taking place in the Manuel Bivar Garden, New Year in Faro promises entertainment for the whole family! Starting at 10pm the program includes WALLABEE JAM BAND with guest Gonçalo Bilé & music into the night from DJ Mr. Kool. There’s also a fantastic finale of fireworks & pyro-musical show at midnight!

Vale de Lobo

Monty’s New Years Eve Party, at the Praça in Vale de Lobo, with food, drinks, dancing, DJ’s, fireworks and FUN!

Ferragudo

New Year’s Eve in Ferragudo is being celebrated with the Arade Music Fest, which is taking place at the Arade’s Conference Centre (‘Centro de Congressos do Arade’) in Parchal. The electronic music festival will include house, electro, progressive & chill out. It’s on from 9.30pm to 5am and is sure to be a top night!

Lagos

Lagos New Year celebrations start at 10.30pm with music from popular artist AUREA in Praça do Infante (free entry) and then fireworks at midnight over the waterfront.
If it’s like previous years the Avenida will be packed & then the bars will party into the wee hours!

Tavira

Tavira will be welcoming the New Year with a great music line-up (featuring DJ Guilherm & VJ Zayle) & pyro-musical firework displays! It starts at 10pm in Praça da República with entertainment & DJ, then at 11.30pm it’s Banda Iris, fireworks at midnight & from 2am until 4am there’s more music.

Monte Gordo and Vila Real de Santo Antonio

This is one of the biggest New Year parties in the Algarve with a massive 4 days of celebrations on the beachfront!
31st: 10.30pm – 6am; 1st Jan: 10.30pm – 3am; 2nd & 3rd: 10.30pm – 5am. There’s also a special São Silvestere night in Vila Real de Santo António on New Year’s Eve from 22.45pm!

Rest me to say, whatever you do, where ever you are, Algarve Housing  wishing you a great New Year’s Eve, and more important, a prosperous New Year!

Warm Regards,

Michele

Algarve Housing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What to do New Years Eve in the Algarve?

Happy New Year!

You can cuddle up in front of the fire with a nice glass of wine, but there is more in the Algarve! Algarve Housing like to inform you with  some suggestions what to do 31 December 2013!

Monte Gordo
Portuguese pop singer David Carreira will sing you in to the new year right after the fireworks. Duo Reflexo will warm you up till 12 o’clock with some nice tunes.

Villa Real the Sant Antonio
From 22.30 music and entertainment at the square Marques de Pombal

Tavira
DJ Jonny V will entertain you in this traditional fisherman’s village. From 10pm you can dance the night away, after the DJ a Portuguese band will rock you into the new year. Of course fireworks will let you know it is 12 o’clock!

Faro
The capital of the Algarve will have all sorts of music and entertainment in the centre of the town. From 11 pm onwards live music towards the fireworks at 12, and I am sure it won’t stop after midnight. Many bars in the center of Faro will celebrate the new year with drinks and music!

Quarteira
From 10pm you can listen to music of the 80’ties with La Plante Mutante, at Praca do Mar.
A little interuption at 12 0’clock with fireworks, and the band will continue, so dance, dance, dance into the New Year!

Silves
Enjoy the band Mad Cats with Case de base, and Sara! at cafe O Cais, ready for some good music!?

Albufeira
Last but dfenitely not least!
Most famous for the New Year festivities is fisherman’s village Albufeira. From 10 pm at the Praia dos Pescadores will entertain you DJ China and the American singer Kat Blu with funk, house and techno! Richie Cambell with the 911 band will give you some reggae and soul music! Ofcourse at 12 fireworks at the beach and after this there will be more dancing at the beach or in one of the many cafe’s of Albufeira!

1 January
Start the new year with a fresh dip in the sea!

Where?
Ferragudo
11 AM, Praia do Pintadinho. First warming up with some gymnastics! After your refreshing dip some warm chocolate milk is waiting for you at the restaurant at the beach!

Armacao de Pera, in front of the Holiday Inn Hotel. Dive in for a charity! Shoes for children who do not have them! Afterwards, hot chocolate at the hotel.

Algarve Housing wishes you:
H A P P Y N E W Y E A R !!!