Have booked a long weekend from the UK arriving 8pm on a Friday night so happy to stay in Faro Friday evening (unless anyone has any other suggestions!). Was aiming to hire a car, wanting to find a quietish seaside town - am easily pleased - a couple of bars, restaurants and some walking opportunities - just wanting a relaxing couple of days (probably within 2 hours of driviing from Faro). Does anyone have any top tips?
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riesling
Faro itself is not too bad as it has no "real" beach and thus no mass tourism (or at least it had ten years ago when I had short holiday on the Algarve coast).
I liked Tavira to the east, but it is not the place to go if you look for those rock cliffs - Tavira has sand dunes. Have a look at Estoi and the pousada with its garden along the way.
I also liked Lagos, as I had the impression it had a life of its own independent of tourism, and Sagres, because of the wilder scenery nearby - go to the Cabo Sao Vicente if you can.
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