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Insight Pocket Guide Algarve

Portugal`s southern coastal region is one of Europe`s premier beach destinations, known for its magnificent year-round weather, superb golf facilities and top sports holidays. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Insight Guide Pocket Algarve, a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that the Algarve has to offer.Inside Insight Guide Pocket Algarve:The Algarve has many pleasures to tempt the visitor: discover glorious stretches of golden sand of leading resort Albufeira, ocean-skimming golf courses and the excitement of big-game fishing, horse riding or tennis. Or for something more sedate, explore the shops to find hand-painted ceramics in towns such as Faro, Lagos and atmospheric Tavira - one of the region`s most
historic cities. Handy maps on the cover flaps help you get around.To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Algarve`s Top 10 Attractions, followed by ideas for how to spend the Perfect Day. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from nightlife and shopping to sports.The book provides all the essential background information, including an overview of the Algarve`s history, sporting facilities, and suggestions for excursions to Lisbon. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels and restaurants and an A-Z of all the practical information you`ll need.

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Portugal`s southern coastal region is one of Europe`s premier beach destinations, known for its magnificent year-round weather, superb golf facilities & top sports holidays. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Insight Guide Pocket Algarve, a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that the Algarve has to offer. Inside Insight Guide Pocket Algarve: The Algarve has many pleasures to tempt the visitor: discover glorious stretches of golden sand of leading resort Albufeira, ocean-skimming golf courses & the excitement of big-game fishing, horse riding or tennis. Or for something more sedate, explore the shops to find h&-painted ceramics in towns such as Faro, Lagos & atmospheric Tavira
- one of the region`s most historic cities. Handy maps on the cover flaps help you get around. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Algarve`s Top 10 Attractions, followed by ideas for how to spend the Perfect Day. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from nightlife & shopping to sports. The book provides all the essential background information, including an overview of the Algarve`s history, sporting facilities, & suggestions for excursions to Lisbon. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels & restaurants & an A-Z of all the practical information you`ll need.

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Hand - A part of the body at the end of the arm

Hand - A pointer which indicates time on a clock face

Beach - An area on the coast consisting of a sandy or pebbled area

Lisbon - The capital city of Portugal

History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.

Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans

Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.

Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.

Weather - is the change of an atmospheres conditions.

Horse - A large animal with four legs that tends to be ridden.

Golf - A sport played on a large outside grass course, the aim to hit a small ball with a club into small holes.

Practical - Weather a task is easy to carry out and realistically succeed.

Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.

Pocket - A bag shaped insert in clothing used to carry items

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