Alvor, is well sign posted from Portimão (aprox. 5.5 km) and from Lagos (aprox. 20.5km).

The town is excellently placed being built on a hillside leading down to the protected harbor on the estuary of the Ria Alvor, the town quay has been modernised over the last decade or so and now has a beautiful promenade with modern waterside bars were you can enjoy a coffee, beer, sangria or even a full meal overlooking the many local boats and even more visitors yachts swaying at anchor.

Alvor is also well known for its beautifully colored small fishing boats, the boats are still very much about, but the fishermen now tend to use the much easier to look after modern fiberglass boats, and you can still see the fishermen preparing their catch, down by the fisherman's hut on the quay, ready to supply the restaurants.

The town of Alvor, regarded by most people to be a quaint fishing village, but take a closer look, you will find terrific night life, with a great many bars including Irish bars, fantastic restaurants, and comfortable Apartments. Down by the quay you can find some of the best Fresh Fish Restaurants in the Algarve.

Alvor with around 200 restaurants and bars, has possibly the highest concentration of places to eat in the Algarve, you can try anything from beautifully cooked fresh fish, grilled sardines served with home made bread or boiled potatoes being a specialty to chicken piri-piri, and lots of other traditional Portuguese dishes, or you could visit one of the excellent Chinese or Indian restaurants, with so much to choose from where do you start!
A night out in Alvor, the choices are endless, you can enjoy a drink listening to one of the entertainers in a Irish Bars, sample some Portuguêse Fado, join in with the Karaoke, or go and see Elvis, yes I did say Elvis. In Alvor the choice of places to drink is mind blowing! Not only the restaurants and snack bars, but each bar seems more inviting than the last and they are never any more than a few paces apart, many of the bars stay open till 4am but you can always rest when you get home!!!

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If you want to get your adrenalin going, just take a short walk or taxi ride to Alvor airport, and you can try your hand at jumping out of an airplane! (please remember to put on the parachute)
The slightly less adventurous can have a go at anything from Kite Surfing to Kayaking, Boat Trips to Fishing
Alvor is also well known for its fantastic Golf courses but if you just want to relax, grab your towel and suntan lotion, and head off to the Beach. Praia da Alvor is almost 3 miles long with sandy dunes and we can guarantee you a space even in the height of the season.

How do I get to Alvor:
Fly into Faro airport - Alvor is aprox. 50 minutes drive from the airport. Cheap flights available at Easyjet.co.uk, Monarch airlines. or Ryanair. Car Hire available, Airport collection can be arranged, Taxi transfers Faro - Alvor cost around €70 each way.