Category: Algarve
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Foia, and a Wrong Turn
A wrong turn that turned into a fun winding mountain road, then a tiring Foia hike, salad, and packing for Lisbon.
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eBike to Praia da Marinha
eBike out to Praia da Marinha and a return to Pizza Auna, because once was not enough.
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To the Edge of Europe
Out to Cabo de São Vicente — the southwestern corner of Europe — through Sagres and Lagos, then dinner at Pizza Auna, where the sourdough comes from a Seattle starter.
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Dawn at the Benagil Caves
Dawn kayak tour of the Benagil caves with Bruno of BrotheRootz, then home for naps and a piri-piri-chicken dinner at Brasa na Praia.
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Seven Hanging Valleys
8.9 kilometers of spectacular shoreline along the Seven Hanging Valleys trail, a lucky shared cab back, and a hazy-IPA-and-fish-tacos lunch at the Algarvian Brewery.
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An Apartment in Lisbon
Hair-clipper run and a long afternoon of video tours of Lisbon apartments. By evening we'd locked one in — steak and Freixinet to celebrate.
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A Day in Tavira
Tavira's bakery and castle, the ferry across to Isla de Tavira (with a tuna-burger lunch at Xiri), Praia do Barril and the anchor cemetery, then Cacela Velha and Cabanas before a Tapas do Mundo dinner…
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Down to the Algarve
Three days settling into Portimão — the Eurocar wait, an Irish Rover first night, eggs and salads at home, the lighthouse walk, and an overlook at the west end of Praia da Rocha.