Portugal Rent

22/01/2024

Once again, Algarve the best beach destination in Europe 2023

World Travel Awards is proud to announce the 2023 winner for Europe's Leading Beach Destination as The Algarve, Portugal

30/09/2023

World Travel Awards:
First European Destination 2023: Portugal

25/05/2023

Casa da Floresta is the ground floor of a detached villa with 3 bedrooms all with air conditioned. The house has wifi and cable TV with many channels in foreign languages. It is located near the University, with many cafes and restaurants nearby. At 7 kms to the beach, 5 kms to the Faro old centre, 3 to the shopping mall. In Faro there are two theatres where you can assist concerts, the city council organize several events and fairs, you can do some trekking and see the salt flats and do bird watching. There are one centre of tennis / padel and another of horse riding in the neighborhood. There are buses going to the beach and town centre. You can also take tours to see the islands and the salt swamp (Ria Formosa) and several others. Visit the old castle, the cathedral and have lunch in one the restaurants in the old town.

21/02/2023

21/02/2023

The Carnival at Loule. Today very influenced by the Brazilian Carnival.

07/10/2022

Casa Miramar- Holidays in Albufeira, Algarve. Nice townhouse with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, air con (cool and heat), wi-fi, cable TV with lots of channels in English. Very well located between the old town centre and the marina. Supermarket just at 100 m away. Short and Winter long lets.

07/10/2022

Algarve - The best European beach destination 2022

World Travel Awards is proud to announce the 2022 winner for Europe's Leading Beach Destination as The Algarve, Portugal

06/06/2022

https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-worlds-leading-beach-destination-2021 /en/en

World Travel Awards is proud to announce the 2021 winner for World's Leading Beach Destination as The Algarve, Portugal

23/04/2022

Portugal - the friendliest country in the world.
https://www.thetravel.com/why-portugal-is-the-friendliest-country/

Ex-pats love the warm friendliness of Portuguese people (and Taiwan and Mexico) with many saying they would stay there forever.

10/03/2022

Seafood rice - a delicious plate that even the restaurants that target tourists still do.

24/01/2022

Windmill Hill - Albufeira holidays up to 4 people. Townhouse with 1 bedroom and sofa-bed, in a resort, with a nice pool, cafe, great views over the town and at the same time very close to the beach. The house has a terrace at the ground floor with a BBQ and a table to eat al fresco. In the first floor there is the twin bedroom, the bathroom and another terrace with sunloungers. There is cable TV with many English channels, and wi-fi.

21/01/2022

Casa Solmar - Albufeira holidays. A townhouse with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room with sofa-bed, kitchen with electric hub, air con, cable TV with lots of English channels and wifi. Private pool, barbecue and a deck on roof top with great views over the marina and sea. Supermarket at 150 m and beach at 6 minutes walking. Down town and night life 7-8 minutes walking.

20/01/2022

Casa Miramar- a good place to spend holidays in Albufeira. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 terraces, private pool, air con, cable TV, wi-fi, cleaning lady. Per month in Winter, per week in Summer. Just 5/6 minutes walking to the beach and one more to down town.

23/12/2021

Christas sweets: Coscoroes (can't translate)

20/12/2021

Christmas sweets: Aletria (some kind of thin spaghetti)

19/12/2021

Christmas Sweets: Bilharacos. Made of pumpkin.

15/12/2021

Christmas sweets: Rabanadas (French toasts?). Must be bread not very fresh. Pass a slice over milk, then on bitten eggs and fry. After, pass the slice over a plate full of sugar mixed with cinnamon.

10/12/2021

Azevias - a Christmas sweet made from pumpkin or sweet potatoes etc

07/12/2021

Dreams (Sonhos), a typical sweet from Christmas time. I love a coffee with one,, but I have to be careful with sugar.

30/11/2021

1st December: Portugal regain its independence after 80 years under the Spanish rule.

26/11/2021

Porches, Silves

21/11/2021

Tripes - The legend says a fleet of cruzaders stop in Oporto and the population willing to help gave them the pig meat and kept the inside itens creating a new plate.

17/11/2021

Patã de Cima, Albufeira

14/11/2021

Cod a Bras

11/11/2021

Portugal: 87% fully vaccinated rate (current world's highest rate) and 89% partially vaccinated

11/11/2021

Tavira

09/11/2021

Leek soup with carrots

07/11/2021

Cod at "lagareiro". Delicious!

05/11/2021

St Martin's Day and the roasted chestnuts are everywhere. I already bought a bottle of "Jeropiga" to drink with.