Algarve or Madeira???
Jan 3rd, 2008, 03:55 PM
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Algarve or Madeira???
We're planning a trip to portugal for the summer (thinking june/july). Reading a lot on this forum of all the day trips from Lisbon so I've decided to extend our stay there and I think I'd like to go into the country for a little bit (maybe Evora) but then we'd definitely like some beach time (btw, we have a 20 month old toddler). Algarve? Madeira? or should we go North? We're spending 2 weeks in total in Portugal and just want to make sure we get a good flavor... never know when we'll be back.
Jan 4th, 2008, 01:27 AM
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There are no beaches in Madeira (unless you count one man-made in the western coast). It is not a beach place at all. So Algarve is more like what you are looking for. Just remember that the water in The Atlantic is not necessarily warm.
Jan 4th, 2008, 04:57 AM
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Thanks for your replies. Will June be a good time to go down to the Algarve. I was thinking of being in Lisbon for the Feast of St. Antonio and then heading down to Algarve afterwards. What about the beaches closer to Lisbon or maybe in Porto?
