Portugal's Algarve, home to more than 100,000 resident expat retirees, could be the best place in the world to retire that nobody's talking about. Particularly appealing are the two municipalities of ...

It seems no-one goes abroad these days without checking their destination out on TripAdvisor first. “Avoid the Algarve!” someone comments on the travel website when a fellow traveller asks for ...

As I sat at the beachside restaurant, a glass of wine in hand, about to tuck into freshly caught John Dory, I found myself mesmerised by breathtaking views. The waves were crashing in and the secluded ...

Avoiding overcrowding is the name of the game when travelling these days. With its sparkling, secluded coastline, Portugal’s Algarve is often called Europe’s most famous secret. This alluring region ...

You could imagine a poncho-clad Clint Eastwood perched atop the bell tower in The Village with No Name, coolly picking off the baddies with his jaws locked on a cheroot cigar. But instead of ...