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THEALGARVE
Algarve, the Southern California of Moorish influences in every town we
Portugal, is a sun-blessed playground for visited here.
much of Europe. It’s coastal towns, rich Algarve was our next stop and a
with beaches, dramatic shorelines, warm welcome respite after 10-days of extreme
weather and plenty of luxe resorts and golf tourism -- strenuous walking, museum
courses. It’s an important tourist shuffling - and eating and drinking. In
destination and home to thousands of Algarve, we looked forward to relaxation
expats -- mostly from the UK who are in five-star resorts with premier dining
escaping the cold and high cost of living. spots, including the Michelin-starred kind.
Like the rest of Portugal Algarve was One other welcome change from our
influenced by its former occupiers previous stays would be ease of driving
beginning with the Celts and Phoenicians and parking - just hand the keys to a valet.
and ending with the Moors. We found
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