Portugal travel

Traveling to Portugal is relatively easy by air as there are direct flights to Faro (FAO), Lisbon (LIS) and Porto (OPO) airports. Portugal is serviced by low cost airlines including Easyjet, Jet2, Ryanair, bmibaby as well as Aer Lingus and TAP.

Portugal weather

The climate in the south of Portugal is warm and sunny nearly all year round, with little rainfall. Temperatures get hot during the main school summer holiday months of July and August. On the west coast of Portugal the climate is lovely and warm from May to September with more rainfall than the south. 

Portugal time

Portugal time is the same as Greenwich Mean Time as it is in the Western European Time Zone (WET).

Portugal holiday books to read

Night train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercer is an intriguing recent best selling novel which gives a fascinating insight into the old dictatorship regime. Other interesting novels are The Anarchist Banker which Eugenio Lisboa edited and The sin of father Amaro (Carcanet). For an insight into the culture and geography of Portugal Marion Kaplan - The Portuguese: The land and its people is a good place to start.

The Algarve boasts some of the world's best golf courses and a wealth of top quality sports facilities which attract both holidaymakers and professional sportsmen and women alike. There are excellent shopping facilities, an abundance of outdoor restaurants and cafes overlooking harbours hosting sailing craft ranging from luxury yachts to humble brightly painted fishing boats.  

Properties in the Algarve are predominantly plush white villas set in lush tropical gardens near the beach. We have an excellent range sleeping from 2 to 18 people, be careful to book the big ones very early as they soon get taken.

The Costa Verde is rich from trading and production of Portugal's famous Porto wine and boasts splendid architecture in sophisticated towns. These are complimented by stunning countryside rich with vineyards and a dramatic coastline boasting beautiful sandy beaches.