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One-make Ferrari racing (Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell) at the Algarve circuit, free grandstand entry.
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The Ferrari Challenge brings its Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell grids to the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve for a weekend of one-make Ferrari racing. Professional drivers and gentleman racers share the same track in matched 488 Challenge Evo cars, producing tight, wheel to wheel racing across practice, qualifying and race sessions. The Algarve circuit's fast, flowing layout and clifftop views make it a favourite stop on the Ferrari Challenge Europe calendar. Fans can walk the paddock, watch the cars roll out from the pit lane and follow the action from the main grandstand. Entry to the main grandstand is free for the weekend. A paddock pass, giving closer access to the teams and cars, costs 20 euros and is sold on-site at the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve from the first day of the event.
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A tiny spa hamlet in a wooded mountain valley, taking the waters since Roman times and shady in the fiercest August. Caldas de Monchique gathers around a sloping square where the buildings are pastel, the tree canopy is deep and the only sounds are birdsong and running water. People have come for the springs for some two thousand years; King João II arrived in 1495 hoping the waters would cure him. Above the square, the thermal park climbs the stream in a series of pools, bridges and follies, and paths continue up into the eucalyptus and cork woods. It is the Algarve at its most unhurried. Park in the lay-by on the main road and walk down into the hamlet; mornings smell of wood smoke and wet leaves.
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