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Nine places teaching the British curriculum across the Algarve, from the west coast at Aljezur to Tavira in the east: what each one offers, from first enrolment at age 3 through to A-Levels and the IB.

The paperwork half of a new life in Portugal, handled: visas and NIF numbers, a lawyer for the house, insurance in plain English, pension advice and a doctor.

Six answers to the eternal expat question. Marina sports bars, big-screen terraces on the Albufeira strip and, for nights in, the service that puts UK TV back on your sofa.

Twelve Algarve beaches where you can actually bring the dog: wild, unclassified sands in the west plus Lagos's designated dog-friendly stretch, with the rules explained.

A mother and daughter run two of the calmest rooms in Almancil: a Japanese-inspired wellness studio and an aesthetics clinic with thirty years behind it. Book both and take the day back.

Every surf school on our books, laid out west coast to Vilamoura, with what makes each one different. All of them teach complete beginners.

Seven working wineries you can visit and six proper wine bars to drink the region in, laid out west to east.

Six licensed boat operators for the Benagil cave and dolphin coast, sorted by departure point so you can sail from wherever you are staying.

Seventeen family days out in one list: the water parks, the animal parks, and everything indoors for when it is too hot or actually raining.

Seven Algarve causes that run on donations, volunteers and charity-shop finds, from palliative care to food banks to 140-dog shelters.

We list 44 courses across the region. These are the eight people fly in for: the award winners, the designer names and the holes you will talk about after.

The numbers worth saving before something breaks: drains, leaks, electrics, solar, cooling, pool and garden, all English-friendly and Algarve-wide.

Your estate agent finds the house. These nine make the purchase safe: lawyers west to east, currency, tax, insurance, a building surveyor and the movers.

Eight very different towns, honestly described. Read this before you book the scouting trip, then go and argue with us in person.

Six proper beach clubs along the coast, from Praia da Rocha to the Guadiana: sunbed service, rooftops, a club with its own vineyard and one inside a Belle Epoque hotel.

The five suppliers we would hand a couple planning an Algarve wedding from abroad: the planner with the venues, an award-winning photographer, a videographer, bridal makeup and the chef.

Nine ways to end the day properly: sunset cruises from four marinas, a cliff-top tapas picnic above the Atlantic, a jeep safari and a westward beach club with its own vineyard.