The land where the sun sets, as the Arabs knew this region, west of Al-Andalus, is just one of the destinations that have earned a reputation for holiday paradise in the Old World during the last quarter century.

Photography by Hugo Cadavez

Although the great Portuguese Algarve tourist attraction is its beaches and beautiful places, the leisure offer has managed to diversify with the launch of sports championships like the European football championship held in 2004 world championships in golf and stages of the Lisbon-Dakar rally. (más…)