Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Albufeira (Algarve), Portugal

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Portugal

• Natuur

  Almond blossom in the barrocal

  15 jan – 25 feb · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The almond groves in the hills behind the coast flower before anything else opens, which is the one argument for a hire car here in winter.

Nog steeds bezig: Low season on the Strip (1 nov – 15 mrt), Christmas and New Year (24 dec – 1 jan)

Druk — Carnival holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Carnival

  14–17 feb

  Four days of parades across the council, and the one in the village of Paderne is the older and better of them. It is the only time the off-season town fills up. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Almond blossom in the barrocal (15 jan – 25 feb (meestal)), Low season on the Strip (1 nov – 15 mrt)

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

• Feestdag

  Easter week

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a national holiday and Easter Sunday a day for family lunches. Many Portuguese take the week around it off, so hotels fill and rates rise for the first busy spell of the year, and some shops and museums close on Friday and Sunday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnival (14–17 feb), Low season on the Strip (1 nov – 15 mrt)

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter week (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Wildfire season inland

  15 jun – 30 sep · meestalRookseizoen

  The coast itself rarely burns, but the Monchique and Caldeirao hills behind it do, and a bad week puts smoke over the beaches and closes the back roads. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  25 jun – 15 okt · meestal

  This stretch of Algarve coast faces south and is sheltered from the Atlantic swell, so it holds its warmth weeks longer than the west-facing beaches around Sagres.

Topdrukte — British and Irish school holidays, Summer holidays in Portugal

• Feestdag

  British and Irish school holidays

  1 jul – 31 augDrukBoek vroeg

  The town runs on the northern European school calendar rather than the Portuguese one, so the fortnight either side of the end of July is the hardest to book and the dearest to fly into. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Wildfire season inland (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (25 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — British and Irish school holidays, Festa do Frango (Chicken Festival)

• Festival

  Festa do Frango (Chicken Festival)

  1–10 aug · meestalEet- & drinkfestivalDruk

  The inland parish of Guia, nicknamed the Algarve's chicken capital, spends a long weekend grilling piri-piri chicken at communal tables, a genuinely local food tradition rather than a beach-strip event. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Dia do Municipio

  20 augGroot festivalDruk

  The town's charter day on 20 August, closed by a concert and fireworks over Praia dos Pescadores, at the exact peak of the season. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Wildfire season inland (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (25 jun – 15 okt (meestal)), British and Irish school holidays (1 jul – 31 aug)

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Festas do Pescador

  1–10 sep · meestalGroot festival

  The fishermen's feast in the first week of September, with tasquinhas on the old beach and the boats brought in to Praia dos Pescadores. The crowds have thinned by then. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Wildfire season inland (15 jun – 30 sep (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (25 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (25 jun – 15 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Low season on the Strip

  1 nov – 15 mrtSeizoensluitingSluitingen

  Most of the bars and a good share of the hotels in Areias de Sao Joao shut from November, and flights drop to a handful a week. What stays open is the old town.

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Portugal

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Christmas is kept at home: from the afternoon of 24 December through the 25th most restaurants, shops and museums close, and 1 January is just as quiet. Restaurants that do open on New Year's Eve usually sell set dinners that book up ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Low season on the Strip (1 nov – 15 mrt)