The Algarve: Beaches, Towns and the Two Coasts of Portugal’s South
Golden cliffs west, warm lagoons east, wild surf beyond Sagres — how to choose your Algarve, month by month.
Where to go, and when · with the homework done
Golden cliffs west, warm lagoons east, wild surf beyond Sagres — how to choose your Algarve, month by month.
A week gives you Lisbon plus one other Portugal — the Douro, the Algarve or Porto. The complete first-timer guide: the five regions, when to come, costs in honest tiers, and the mistakes to skip.
Your US license works for 185 days, the roads are excellent and empty — and the tolls have no booths. What a US driver actually needs to know, rule by rule, every fact dated.
May, June, September and early October are Portugal at its best: summer weather without the August squeeze. The full 12-month matrix — temperatures, rain days, sea, and the real crowd curve from official data.
October is Lisbon with room to breathe: 70°F afternoons, 65% of the August crowd, harvest season on the table — and just enough rain to justify a backup plan. The month, number by number.
December through April is the Everglades at its best — dry, mild, and busy with birds. The full month-by-month verdict, from the 5-to-1 crowd swing to the mosquito question, answered with park service data.