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The west’s all-rounder: a genuinely historic centre that works year round, surf beaches one way and calm coves the other, and the biggest international community west of the Golden Triangle.
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Which Algarve Town Is Yours?
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Everyone who moves to the Algarve has the same first question, and it is not about visas. It is: which town? The coast changes character every twenty minutes of driving, and the difference between a resort marina and a working fishing town is the difference between two entirely different lives. These are eight of the towns we know best, west to east, each with an honest one-liner on who it suits. Treat it as a shortlist for the scouting trip, not a verdict: every town page linked here goes deeper, with the businesses, events and beaches that actually make the place tick.
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Village-scale living on the cliff coast, whitewashed and walkable, at its best if you want small and beautiful rather than busy and convenient.
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The inland option: a castle-topped former Moorish capital among the orange groves, cooler in every sense, with the coast twenty minutes away.
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The resort engine of the central coast. Full-throttle in summer, far quieter in the old town off season, and unbeatable for beaches per square kilometre.
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The marina life: polished, planned and international, with golf on every side. The choice if you want everything managed and moorings for the boat.
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The capital nobody scouts and everybody flies into: a real Portuguese city with a university, the Ria Formosa on its doorstep, and the airport ten minutes away.
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The working fishing town the guidebooks finally noticed: brilliant markets, honest prices, no beach in town but the Ria Formosa islands a ferry ride away.
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The east’s elegant one: Roman bridge, tiled townhouses, a slower rhythm and island beaches. The town people fall for on the first afternoon.
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