{"id":49,"date":"2009-08-14T08:41:04","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T08:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=49"},"modified":"2009-08-14T08:41:04","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T08:41:04","slug":"portugal%e2%80%99s-western-algarve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/08\/14\/portugal%e2%80%99s-western-algarve\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal\u2019s Western Algarve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The windward western section of the Algarve coastline of southern <a href=\"http:\/\/www.needahandspanishproperties.com\/portugal-map.html\" target=\"_blank\">Portugal<\/a> is rockier and more dramatic than the eastern areas,in the extreme south-west Sagres is the most south-westerly point of Europe, and battered by the Atlantic Ocean is a famous spot for surfing boasting some wonderful beaches ideal for this sport. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.needahandspanishproperties.com\/sagres.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sagres<\/a> has a number of surfing schools providing tuition as has Lagos a little to the east and neighbouring Luz. For the best beaches in the region head for Praia da Rocha, a bustling resort with a huge sandy beach one of the best in Portugal, nearby <a href=\"http:\/\/www.needahandspanishproperties.com\/portimao.html\" target=\"_blank\">Portimao<\/a> is a great place to enjoy a fishing trip or even a dolphin watching expedition, don\u2019t miss out on the shopping while you are there, its centre is a great place for a bit of retail therapy. Sandwiched between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.needahandspanishproperties.com\/lagos.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lagos<\/a> and Portimao is the laid back resort of Alvor, dotted with luxury villas, it was formerly a small fishing village which still clings to its fishing tradition. Further east around <a href=\"http:\/\/www.needahandspanishproperties.com\/carvoeiro.html\" target=\"_blank\">Carvoeiro<\/a> the coastline becomes a string of spectacular rock formations broken up by attractive fishing villages and sandy coves, Carvoeiro, another fishing village turned resort, still retains much of its traditional Portuguese charm. Golfers will not be disappointed with a visit to this region and a number of fine courses line the areas behind the coast. The western Algarve really has it all \u2013 stunning beaches around Praia da Roche, fishing and dolphin watching in Portimao, surfing in Lagos, Luz and Sagres, golfing around Carvoeiro and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.needahandspanishproperties.com\/alvor.html\" target=\"_blank\">Alvor<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The windward western section of the Algarve coastline of southern Portugal is rockier and more dramatic than the eastern areas,in the extreme south-west Sagres is the most south-westerly point of Europe, and battered by the Atlantic Ocean is a famous spot for surfing boasting some wonderful beaches ideal for this sport. Sagres has a number [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[63,38,49,7],"tags":[1098,74,75,72,73,1094,76],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50,"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mapamundo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}