49 Clear Reasons to Visit Algarve This Year

This years Blue Flag awards have just been announced and Algarve has been awarded 49 of these eco-label awards.

The Blue Flag is an exclusive eco-label awarded to over 3300 beaches and marinas in 36 countries across Europe, South Africa, Morocco, New Zealand, Canada and the Caribbean.

The Blue Flag Programme is owned and run by the independent non-profit organisation Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).

They work towards sustainable development at beaches and marinas through strict criteria dealing with water quality, environmental education and information, environmental management, and safety and other services.

The Programme includes environmental education and information for the public, decision makers and tourism operators.

So, all round good stuff and even better news is the list below.
It details each beach and marina that won a flag and links to a photo of that beach.
Some of the aerial photographs are huge and show a fantastic degree of detail.
The photos also show the different types of beaches in Algarve, the low sand dunes in the east, the coves and caves of the central region and the beautiful rugged west coast.
Have a look around- then decide which beach to visit.

		Albufeira
		Alvor
		Ancão
		Armona-Mar
		Arrifana
		Aveiros
		Barreta
		Barril
		Belharucas
		Cabanas-Mar
		Caneiros
		Culatra-Mar
		D. Ana
		Evaristo
		Falésia Alfamar
		Faro-Mar
		Galé-Leste
		Garrão
		Ilha de Tavira-Mar
		Ilha do Farol-Mar
		Lagos
		Lota
		Luz
		Manta Rota
		Manuel Lourenço-Galé
		Maria Luisa
		Meia Praia
		Monte Clérigo
		Monte Gordo
		Odeceixe-Mar
		Olhos D****Água
		Oura
		Oura Leste
		Portimão
		Porto de Mós
		Quarteira
		Quinta do Lago
		Rocha
		Rocha Baixinha-Leste
		Rocha Baixinha-Oeste
		S. Rafael
		Santa Eulália
		Sra. da Rocha
		Três Castelos
		Três Irmãos
		Vale de Centeanes
		Vale de Lobo
		Vilamoura
		Vilamoura

Beaches in total: 45
Marinas in total: 4

For more information about these blue flag beaches, those in other parts of Portugal and those in the rest of the world go to blueflag.org

Thanks to blueflag.org for the information complied by us.

Algarve villa rental - 40 percent off

Last minute deals - Rent this villa in Portugal`s Algarve, next week and get 40% discount.
Casa Lavender is a 3 bedroom house is situated in a lush valley between the historic town of Silves and the market town of Messines. This quiet location is ideal for relaxing away from the madding crowd.
But is less than 30 minutes to the beach.
The house has an open plan lounge, dining room and kitchen and 3 large twin bedrooms all of which are en-suite, one of which has a bath. Outside there is a covered terrace and dining area overlooking the garden, which includes a huge hardwood deck, pool, lawn and BBQ area. A very nice, luxury place to be! Close to Silves, 12 km, for nice bars and restaurants and lots of festivals at this time of the year.

For more information visit our online brochure.

Holidays in Portugal - This weeks flea markets

If you are on holiday in Portugal and are looking to pick up a bargain or two this weeks flea markets (car boot sales) in Algarve, are listed below.

Saturday 3rd May Algoz, Largo da Varzea
Saturday 3rd May Tavira, Avenida d Manuel

Sunday 4th May Fuzeta, near the campsite
Sunday 4th May Portimao, fair and exhibition ground

Happy hunting

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Algarvehousing.net adds a new RSS feed.

April 2008
Algarvehousing.net adds a new RSS feed to its website.
As of today we now have an RSS feed to keep you up to date with whats going on in the Agarve and other information regarding our villa rental services.
Below are just some of the things that we will be doing via this service,

• Issuing press releases,
• Introducing new properties,
  
• Looking at special holidays in Portugal,
  
• Announcing last minute deals,
• Launching our walking holidays
  
• Promoting special offers,
• Adding articles detailing whats on in Algarve throughout the year.

You can now subscribe to our rss feed (by clicking on the RSS image) to keep up to date with what´s going on in the Algarve and all of the above.
For more information have a look at our online brochure.