The Algarve is a wonderful unique location to visit and enjoy an unforgettable holiday - whatever your interests you can always find an answer in the Algarve!

Family are well provided for with a large variety of things to do and see. The Portuguese love children and know how to make them smile!

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Beaches	Children
Health and Beauty	Religion
Sport	Tours
Just Relaxing

BEACHES
There are so many beaches to choose from. They vary in size from small rocky coves to long open stretches of sea washed sand. Most of them are located on the south coastline but there are several on the west coast that attract fewer visitors. All the popular beaches are attended by at least one trained Life Saver and they display flags to indicate the local sea conditions for swimming. When one of their flags is flying they are in attendance.

Many beaches have competent Sea Sport Centres that provide equipment and facilities to enjoy a variety of sports including:

Body boarding, Jet skiing, Para-skiing, Sailing, Scuba-Diving, Surfing, Water-skiing, Windsurfing

Even the less popular beaches have normally a Café/Restaurant in which to enjoy a memorable meal of freshly caught fish or shellfish prepared and served in its local manner.
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CHILDREN
Children of all ages are well catered for with several interesting places and things to do. Firstly, there are a number of Water Parks with full facilities to spend the whole day sliding down water chutes or daredevil slides! There are four other Parks also deserving a visit, Zoomarine, Crazy World, Roma Mini-Golf Park and the Algarve Zoo. Or something different - join the grownups and others in a Safari Jeep trip up into the hills! Just in case the weather is not sunny enough there are Cinemas along the coast showing the latest film releases, or perhaps a game of Ten-Pin Bowling.

Many of the Hotels have organised daily events for children and some have specially built play areas for the younger ones that are staffed by experienced personnel.
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
Besides the beneficial soaking up the wonderful sunshine, the ladies in the family can take the opportunity to visit one of the Health Spas and the many Beauty Salons. They are scattered along the Algarve and they offer a variety of treatments and services. The Beauty Salons are nearly all run and staffed by persons whose mother tongue is English - so communication is easy. For the men in the family, many salons offer a variety of treatments from massage, reflexology to the more pampering indulgencies of facials and grooming techniques. The Health Spas are specialized and offer a selection of treatments associated with beneficial effects of the sea and its natural by-products. Many people travel to the Algarve just to treat themselves to one of these beneficial Spa courses.

This holiday could be just that opportunity to treat the body to a moment of smoothing relaxation and beautification - and its after-effect of reborn energy and self-ability!
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RELIGION
Listed below are the major sought after faiths that are practiced in the Algarve. There are also a large number of other active faiths to be found throughout the region.

Catholic Church - Mass - 12.00 & 18.00
Erev Shabbat - 282 416 710
International Christian Fellowship - 282 495 243
International Evangelical Church of the Algarve - 289 328 635
Pentecostal Church - 282 764 040
St Vincents Anglican (C of E) - 289 366 720

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SPORT
The Algarve is a home for sport whether it is indoor or outdoor. Throughout the year there are organised numerous international and national sport events. These are to be found listed in the printed brochures that are well distributed by the Algarve Tourist Board. As there are so many different activities that take place along the coast we have listed below some of the major ones.

Archery, Badminton, Ballooning, Bird Watching, Body Building, Cycling, Fishing, Football, Golf, Horse Riding, Karting, Lawn Bowling, Mini-golf, Organised Walking, Rugby, Skate Shooting, Squash, Ten-Pin Bowling, Tennis, Track Athletics.
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TOURS
There are several tours from which to choose. A choice could be a trip along the Algarve, perhaps to Lisbon, Loule, Portimao or Monchique. In another section of this site are interesting details about each town to visit in the Algarve. Many of these have fascinating historical backgrounds and are well worth visiting. For the archaeologically onclined there are a number of Roman sites. One of the popular attractive events is the local monthly market.

Another recommended way to see a different Algarve (sea conditions permitting), is to take one of the several Boat Tours along the coast. In all the Towns with ports there are a selection of companies with organised sea trips along the coast that can vary from a few hours to an all-day event. Perhaps you will choose a trip that includes a visit to one of the more secluded beaches, then ferried ashore to enjoy a sardine lunch grilled by the crew and washed down with local wine!
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JUST RELAXING
The Algarve lends itself to personal enjoyment. Counting the number of different wild orchids growing around Sagres; walking backwards in time when visiting the rustic hidden villages in the hills behind the coast; driving back from an unforgettable lunch in a local tavern having had a little too much good food and wine with your ever-friendly host Manuel; strolling along a beautiful beach wondering why nature is so strong and yet insensitively variable; basking by your pool trying to forget that all too soon it must come to an end. What ever you choose to do there is still this special sense of freedom in the Algarve style of living. Everything is here to be enjoyed today so indulge yourself and your family!
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