The Algarve for couples in Portugal

The Algarve for couples in Portugal has plenty to offer: beautiful beaches, boutique hotels, and a wide selection of restaurants. But planning a couple’s trip to the Algarve can be hard. While a lot has been written about the Algarve for families, for older travelers, or even for stag dos, there’s a real lack of Algarve travel guides written for couples.

If you want clubs, pubs, and cheap drinks then the choice is between three places: Albufeira, Praia da Rocha near Portimão, and Armação de Pêra. Albufeira, especially “The Strip,” is the rowdiest of the three, followed by Praia da Rocha. Armação de Pêra has its clubs, but it tends to attract a Portuguese rather than an English-speaking crowd.

But, if you’ve outgrown that scene, then where do you go? It depends on what you’re looking for. There are numerous towns and resorts across the Algarve, and each is suitable for a different type of couple.

Things for couples to do in the Algarve

Go beach-hopping

There are numerous beaches all across the Algarve, but many just go to the beach that’s nearest them. If you’re staying in a coastal town like Carvoeiro or Albufeira, where the nearest beach is quite small, that means you’re going to be sunbathing elbow-to-elbow with hundreds of others. And, the odds are that your nearest beach isn’t the best of prettiest beach either.

Take the car and seek out the lesser-known beaches of the Algarve. You’ll have a much more relaxing and romantic time.

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Go on a food tour

While younger couples and single travelers will join a bar crawl, food tours tend to be the vice of couples in their late twenties and thirties.

Several food tours happen across the Algarve, and doing them is a fantastic opportunity to try some of the best regional and national Portuguese dishes.

Learn to cook Portuguese food

The sister activity of food tours is a cookery class. Portuguese cuisine is relatively unknown of outside of Portugal, and taking a cookery class is a good way to learn about Portuguese cuisine and learn some recipes that you can take back home with you.

Visit the Algarve’s hidden caves

The Algarve coast contains hundreds and maybe even thousands of little caves that are inaccessible except via the sea. There are numerous boat tours that take you out to these caves, particularly around Ferragudo and Carvoeiro in the Central Algarve.

Learn to surf

The Algarve for couples in Portugal is one of the most popular surfing destinations in Europe, and a trip to the Algarve is an opportunity to try your hand at surfing. You can either book in for a week’s worth of lessons, and even stay at a surf camp, or you could just go for a single surf lesson to see if you like it.

Most of the surfing schools in the Algarve are located in and around Lagos, and the surf lessons usually take place on the West Coast between Sagres and Aljezur.

Other travel tips

Hire a Car unless you’re booking into a resort and not planning on leaving for the week, it’s definitely worth hiring a car when you visit the Algarve. It’ll give you a lot more freedom to explore the whole of the Algarve, and it’ll mean you won’t be limited to the beaches and restaurants in your immediate vicinity.

Skip July & August, if possible

July and August are the two busiest months in the Algarve. August, in particular, is packed with families from all over Europe as this is when most families can travel.

Not only does this mean the Algarve is more expensive at this time of year, but it’s also considerably busier. If you can, consider coming in June or September instead. You’ll get much better value for money, and the restaurants, beaches, and pools will be much less crowded. May and October, although much cooler, are still pleasant times to visit, particularly for sightseeing and walking.

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