Algarve suggestions

Henwin

we are goin on holidays from farranfore to faro this summer, as we havent been there before we are looking for suggestions that are family friendly, and have have nice restaurants etc
where is nice like villamoura, alvor, albuferia etc

JonathonS

Carvoeiro is a small town, not overly touristy, lots of restaurants, not too far from Faro. Avoid Albufeira.

GenuineFan

The Old Village, Vilamoura. Beautiful.

Munsterbhoy

have a look at monte gordo, its the other side of faro and not far from spain. They get spanish and portugese holidaymakers and no louts. Has some lovely bars restaurants and the beach is absolutely fab. Would really suit a relaxing family holiday.

veetwin

Agree with the Eastern Algarve suggestions. We stayed in Tavira and loved it. Nice restaurants and not very touristy. Mostly Spanish and Portuguese tourists with a few British.

Vilamoura is lovely but can be very crowded and expensive in high season.

km79

Any recommendations for restaurants in vilamoura ? No food type in particular just good food and not crazy dear !
also which Indian would be the best ?
finally how much on average is a large beer? more used to albufeira never been to vilamoura
TIA

south

Tavira is a lovely old town but it a bit of a trek to get to the beach. You take a small train to get out to it. Albufeira is loud with a very lively strip. Lagos is a bit of a trip from the airport but is my favourite spot. It has a relaxed feel to the place and the two beaches are lovely. Loads of restaurants and bars but without the craziness that you'd find in albufeira. http://www.fiesa.org is worth a visit and maybe http://www.zoomarine.pt/en/

offaly1

We are heading to portimao area of the algarve? Any suggestions on what to do? Places to dine, tours etc. All suggestions welcome. Thanks all :-)