First and foremost, Albufeira is famed for its beaches, for the countless shades and tones of its rocks and cliffs.
The blue ribbon of the river framed by the cool green of riverside vegetation, of fertile orchards and vegetable gardens.
The boundaries of Aljezur municipality mark out a broad rectangle delimited by the sea and the hills, and its landscapes reflect this dual influence.
The dusty gold of soft sand, the turquoise blue of warm waters. Vast ranges of hills covered in a bright carpet of wild flowers.
Faro's beaches and the Ria Formosa, where flamingos can be seen taking to the air, mark the border with the sea.
A turquoise sea bounded by ochre cliffs and soft, sandy beaches.
Gigantic sculptures carved by the pounding waves that plunge into a crystal sea.
The racy, cosmopolitan lifestyle of the world's leading tourist centres.
The poet could have been writing of the wooded slopes of Monchique, for after the heat of the Algarve's beaches it is the coolness of the hills that is most striking.
Firstly there are the islands, long sand banks that are an ideal spot for swimming and sunbathing.
First the blue sea and its gently lapping waves.
The deep green foliage of orange trees in fertile valleys.
Beautiful empty beaches with sands that seem to go on forever.
The mythical atmosphere surrounding Sagres and Cape St. Vincent, places dedicated to the gods for thousands of years.
The pale gold of mile after mile of sandy beaches.