With over 3000 hours of sunshine every year, fabulous beaches, a huge range of activities to do and sensational golf courses - isn't the Algarve the place for your holiday?

Algarve Retreats provides the independent traveller with a huge choice of Algarve accommodation.  Our extensive portfolio contains a wide variety of private and resort, villas, apartments and hotels.

From Castro Marim in the East Algarve to Sagres in the West Algarve, choose from over 600 privately owned villas and apartments all at the owner's prices -click on the link to see this amazing choice.  Alternatively, holiday at one of the fabulous resorts where there are 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments and 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom villas to choose from.  Try using the search facility in villas & apartments to find the resort accommodation you want.

We've loads of suggestions for places to visit, restaurants to try and things to do, articles on Portuguese wines and some general information

View our range of excellent hotels in locations such as Praia da Luz, Lagos, Alvor, Carvoeiro, Vilamoura and Estoi.

The Pousadas of Portugal are hotels in exceptional historic buildings or scenic locations and cover the whole of Portugal.  Select Pousadas to see this extraordinary group of hotels.

Click on Travel Extras to see, on one easy to use page, a wide range of links to flight, car hire, taxi, transfer and holiday insurance companies, as well as other useful services such as airport parking, hotels and lounges so you can book all your travel extras, on line, from one website.

In January 2008 we launched a new newsletter feature on The Colourful History of Portugal.  Written in an easy style, David Devereux starts this fascinating journey in 1386 when Dom João I is on the throne.  If you don't receive our newsletter and would like to - just click on the link along the top to sign up