Portugal Offers Best Value Holidays
Variety is the spice of life and Portugal offers it in abundance. From her glorious blue skies and stunning beaches, to the quaintness of her towns and the friendliness of her people, Portugal offers all the ingredients for a wonderful holiday with friends, family or someone special.
Along the coast, well established resorts brim with fantastic hotels and happy tourists, while further inland, Portugal’s rugged landscape is waiting to be explored. Portugal is the perfect setting for so many different kinds of holiday. Mingle with the crowds in one of the busier beach resorts, or take a trip back in time through Lisbon’s mediaeval cobbled streets. Play a round of golf at one of Europe’s premier golf courses, or try your hand at tennis in one of Portugal’s top notch schools. There’s big game fishing, horse riding, and water sports such as water skiing and windsurfing. For a more cultural holiday, Portugal’s country fairs, musical extravaganzas, culinary displays and exquisite wine tasting experiences more than suffice.
Portugal is absolutely perfect for families. Even the flight time is a child-friendly three hours, so you’re off to a good start before the holiday has even begun! The Algarve region, no longer just a playground for the rich (although still home to plenty of luxury villas and exquisite buildings), has miles of clean, safe beaches, family-friendly restaurants and hotels. Active children and parents will love getting involved in all the sporting activities. For older siblings, Albufeira has great nightlife, with restaurants, bars and cafes lining the streets. So if you’ve dragged your 18 year olds on a family holiday, they’ll be thrilled with the chance to let their hair down!
For couples, Portugal’s captivating landscape provides the ideal setting for a romantic break together. Soft white beaches and secluded coves are perfect for falling in love all over again, and delicious food and great wine taste better when shared. Visit lovely cities steeped in history, have breakfast at a seaside cafe, explore bustling markets together… whatever you love doing together, you’ll love doing it in Portugal.
If all this isn’t enough to tempt you, its a fact that Portugal officially offers the best value holidays in Europe. The fifth Post Office Travel Money Report, launched last month, showed that holidaymakers looking for the best value in Europe will find it in Portugal, according to a barometer of living costs. So, as well as flights and accommodation generally costing less in Portugal, an average day will also set you back significantly less than many other holiday destinations. And you can’t argue with that!
