1st Day: faro – albufeira (45 km)
Arrival
in Faro, the gate of entrance for
thse who arrive by plane, here in fact is the only airport of Algarve.
Accommodation In hotel to Albufeira.
Dinner and overnight. Typical dishes: “carapausalimanos” (boiled mackerel), “sardinhaassada”(sardine on the grill), “arroz de polvo”(octopus rice), “Xerémcomconquilhas”(a type of polenta with clams or sausages), “Dom Rodrigo” (typical cakes of Algarve with eggs and almonds,
enclosed in paper colored cards).
2nd Day: Albufeira
Breakfast
and a morning dedicated to the visit of Albufeira,
one of the finest touristic centers of Portugal, with its typical white houses
and the maze of thin streets. In that way you can admire the precious main
monuments and points of interest of the city, of evident roman and Arabian
science: from the Tower of Relogio,
illuminated for the most important anniversaries with the support of the tower
bell in wrought iron; to the Tower Bell of the Tower Sineira, 28 m tall; the Church
of Igreja Matriz, in neo-classic style of the XVIII century, to the Church of Sao Sebastiao, situated in
the square of Miguel Bombarda. Lunch and afternoon at disposal for a relax on
the beaches, individual visits and shopping.
The beaches gave international fame of Albufeira,
departing from West, there is the Praia
dos Salgados with dunes of white sand. Then are following beaches framed by
rocks carved by erosion like the ones of Gale,
Castelo, Sao Rafael or Arrifes. Dinner and overnight.
3rd Day: Albufeira – Faro – Albufeira
(90 km)
After
the breakfast, a departure to Faro. The day is dedicated to the visit of the
city starting from the splendid historic center surrounded by antique walls;
there are the Gothic Cathedral Se,
thePaçoEpiscopa or the
palace of the bishop, the Church od Saint Francesco, the Church of Saint
Pietro, the Arch da Vila and gracious streets. The Chapel Dos Ossos is a
place that distinguishes from the classic touristic itineraries. The rests of
many people were deposited in this chapel, because the cemeteries once were
found filled. The chapel is in the complex of the Church of Carmo and
the bones are incorporated in the designs and ornaments of the structure of the
same church. We proceed to Jardim Manuel Bivar and the elegant Rua de
Santo Antonio, famous for shopping. Another interesting touristic point is the Square Alfonso III, where rises
the majestic statue of the king, that remindes the conquer of the city in 1249.
Another zone that must be mentioned is Olhao, famous for the typical
gastronomy and concentration in the seafood specialties. Lunch and a free
afternoon for the beach and shopping. Beaches: Praia de Santa Eulalia is a long an sand beach,
awarded with the famous blue flag; Praia da Falesia, a long sand beach,
fas breath-taking white and ocher cliffs, excavated from the time of intriguing
shapes and beautiful pines. Return in hotel, dinner and overnight.
4th Day: Albufeia – Sagres – Albufeira (170 km)
After the breakfast, departure to Sagres,
lively village of fishermen situated in the most western point of Algarve and
famous for the cliffs that on sunset become pink and orange. It is worth to be
noticed Ponta de Sagres, an enormous stone pointed to the ocean, that
recalls the past of this port bonded to the era of the Portuguese Discoveries.
The Fortress is very suggestive, constructed in the XV century and
famous for the roses of the twenty traces on the soil with stones, of a
diameter of 43 meters. The tour proceeds to Cabo San Vicente, where
according the Romans was finishing the known world and that were calling the
“Promostorium Sacrum”, from where you can admire the beauty of the lateral.
Curiosity: the twenty
constants are not letting to the plants to grow, creating like that an ambient that
reflects the antique believing that it was the emd of the world. Lunch
and an afternoon at disposal for visits, beaches and shopping. Return in the
hotel, dinner and overnight. Typical drink: the “Ginjinha” is a liquor
of sour cherries (in Portuguese ginja) and sugar. It is served in a bowl with a
peace of fruit in the bottom ()comelas.
5th Day: Albufeira – Faro (45 km)
Breakfast and free time for the last
shoppings. Transfer to the airport for the return home.