Faro region at Easter.

Cushtie

Hi all, has anyone gone to the Faro region around Easter time. Is the weather generally OK, I mean warm enough to get out and about in shorts and t shirts etc.

Also, is there any place anyone would recommend for 2 adults and one child. Somewhere that won't break the bank for 5 nights from Monday 01st to Sat 06th. I know it's Easter, and prices are mad, the flghts are nuts as it is. 😩😩

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058335711/faro-region-at-easter

The weather can vary. Are you planning to stay around Faro or venture down to the Algarve?

Cushtie

Yeah, most likely to albuferia or villamora.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121754889#Comment_121754889

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121755508#Comment_121755508

Alvor is lovely. You should consider there.

Economics101

Go East to the Spanish frontier on the Guadiana river. Vila Real de Santo Antonio is a pleasant town with an hourly ferry across the river to Ayamonte in Spain. Nearby resort town of Monte Gordo is a pleasant walk or cycle away. No ndrunken yobbos, cheap restaurants, huge wide sandy beaches.

Leave the mass tourist scene behind. Weather is a bit better the farther east you go, away from the Atlantic.

One option might be that you hire a car and drive over the border to the nearby Costa de la Luz, it’s really very nice there. I was told by a local that the nicest weather is in March. It’s an absolutely charming area where people from the Algarve go on their breaks.

endofrainbow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121754889#Comment_121754889

Uhm - Faro is IN the Algarve..

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757765#Comment_121757765

I mean down the very south of Portugal along the coast.

Marcusm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121759352#Comment_121759352

That’s exactly where Faro is albeit the Faro beaches are on an island.

Cushtie

Thanks for all the info. I hadn't thought of heading in the opposite direction. Might have a look at that.

fullstop

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121755551#Comment_121755551

Agree with this. Less touristy and more tradition to be found going east. Somewhere like Tavira is a good shout and shouldn’t break the bank.