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30 results for Algarve

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Going with the territory

27 June 2024

Casas da Quinta de Cima shows guests another side to the Algarve, one of tradition and tranquillity. Monocle takes a tour.

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A matter of taste

28 June 2019

Portugal’s Algarve is blighted by mass tourism but entrepreneurs are leading a quality-focused rethink. We plot a course to meet them.

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Architecture

13 August 2018

The US firm moving beyond desert modernism, plus an artistic spot in the English countryside and a starkly dramatic Algarve capital.

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The undiscovered

19 October 2017

We head to a quiet fishing village whose traditions are attracting tourists looking for respite from the Algarve’s mass-appeal destinations.

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Southern Portugal has long been a popular destination among sun-seeking holiday-makers but now a new generation of entrepreneurs is putting down roots in the Algarve in search of a higher quality of life.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods #417: Lagos, Portugal

14 January 2025

We head to Lagos in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, a busy summer-tourist destination known for its golden beaches and limestone cliffs. Here, in the quieter months, Angelica Jopson takes us for a walk through town…

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Bon appétit

15 September 2022

Pasta like you’ve never tasted before – Japanese style, plus an Italian family coffee house in Sydney, cocktails on the beach in the Algarve and the pioneers bringing aperitivo culture to the UK: just a taster of the cul…

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Golden oldies

23 March 2017

If New Zealand has become a magnet for billionaires seeking a secure place to watch the rest of the world implode and Hainan is fast becoming the Algarve for Chinese pensioners, Bangkok’s developers are working hard to…

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The secret is out

17 September 2012

The design vernacular of Comporta has remained intact for decades. Today it’s providing rich inspiration for new developments too.

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All in the details

17 November 2016

New hotel Casa Mãe is a winning combination of Portuguese craftsmanship and exquisitely executed contemporary design. Monocle meets the creative force behind the retreat.

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Slow burners

15 June 2023

From traditional wicker baskets and classic leather sandals to woven artworks gracing Chinese hotels, the artisans of the Mediterreanean are full of talent – and surprises.

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Fabulous spread

19 August 2014

Chicken nuggets and burgers are included this month but there is no sign of junk food – not when the providers are a homespun restaurant in Tokyo and one of Stockholm’s enticing new food trucks. Gin, wine and chocolate…

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Life’s a beach

24 March 2022

The 450-strong team of the Copacabana Palace make the hotel a sunny outpost of grand hospitality.

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Beside the seaside

24 June 2021

When taking a roadtrip along Portugal’s Atlantic coast, you can be sure of one thing: delicious seafood. We take a tour of the area’s best beach bars.

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Soaring symbol

16 March 2016

In Portugal, one swallow doesn’t make a summer: thousands of them do. Ceramic versions of the small bird are produced in huge numbers every year and feature on or in most Portuguese homes. Why the avian allure?

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Fashion

17 May 2007

How to look comfortable and feel good this summer.