Holidays in Portugal
Description
Steeped in history and boasting beautiful stretches of sandy beaches and hidden coves, Portugal lies in the south west of Europe with the Atlantic Ocean hugging its south and west facing coasts, and the Spanish mainland bordering it to the north and east. The Algarve in southern Portugal has been a firm favourite with British holidaymakers and golfers for a very long time, and draws in families, couples, singles and groups to its shores, year after year. The Region of Madeira includes the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo and is set in the Atlantic Ocean 590 km (360 miles) from the coast of Africa and about 860 km (535 miles) from Lisbon. Madeira is a beautiful island with the most stunning scenery and fascinating levada walks. Porto Santo is reached by small plane or boat from Madeira and is where you will find miles of sandy beaches. Whilst Madeira is renowned for its superb collection of luxury hotels especially around the capital of Funchal, great bargains are available as well as budget class hotels and self catering apartments. A holiday to the Algarve is where you will find a great range of cheap hotels offering bed and breakfast, half board and all inclusive options, as well as low cost self catering apartments, bookable with lowcostholidays.com online 24 hours a day.