Oh dear South-Western Portugal. You have stolen my heart. I am literally tearing up while editing these photos.

Your colours, people, beaches, food, textures, produce, seafood, wildflowers, flora & fauna! We had 12 Days of 24 degrees Celcius, West Wind & Cloudless Skies while visiting you in early May. Man did you treat us good. Thanks to M for being by my side. To Connie for showing us around. And Willi & Gitte for sharing your paradise with us. Obrigado Obrigado Obrigado. I’ll just let the images speak for themselves.

Where we Ate :

Alice Geletaria – Tasty Ice Cream in Sagres

Pisco Restaurant – Funky but Classy Dinner Spot in Vila del Bispo.

Azenho al Mar – Family Seafood Restaurant right on the Coast

Gaia – Trendy Cafe, Co-Working Space & Zero Waste Shop

KOYO – Tasty Coffee, Ice Cream, Trendy Art & Beautiful Back Terrace

Andorhina do Mar – Hippie Cafe & Shop run by Germans

Markets where we Shopped :

Small Market in ODX – Only 3 stands but cheap, cute, local and friendly!

Aljezur Farmers Market – Massive Saturday Morning Market. I got very overwhelmed. 20+ stands!

Vila do Bispo Farmers Market– Local Produce & Fish & Very Friendly Salespeople, 4 Stands

Where we Beached :

Praia di Arrifana – To many surfers and surf schools for our liking. But if you want to learnt o surf this is the place !

Praia do Carvalhal – Just Local, cute, wind blocked with a cute tickey bar for snacks & drinks

Praia do Odeciexe – Beautiful & wide, with the river joining the ocean. Lots of Snack Bars & Restaurants & a Toilet

Praia do Armoreira – So many stairs to get down, but beautiful & secluded.

Praia di Amalia – Beautiful 10 minute walk through the jungle to get to a great spot.

Praia da Carreagem – Not very wide. Tricky hike down, but beautiful and secluded.

Where we Slept 11 Nights :

Our Paradise House – a renovated cork farm house owned and lived in by 2 very friendly Germans since the 90’s. I CAN NOT recommend this place enough :)

Our Rental Car :

OK Mobilty – cheap & reliable and a 5 minute shuttle from the Faro Airport. We only used 1 tank of gas. Super happy about this decision. Was easiest to get everywhere we wanted to explore. And to and from the Faro airport.