Alvor Holidays

About 45 minutes by car. Alvor sits on the western side of the Algarve, so it's a bit further from the airport than resorts like Albufeira or Vilamoura. When you book with us, we can sort your transfers as part of the package.

Yes. Alvor is in the Portimao municipality, which charges a tourist tax of €2 per person per night in high season (April to October) and €1 in low season (November to March). It's capped at seven consecutive nights and children under 13 are exempt. The tax is collected by your hotel.

Really good. The beach has calm, shallow waters on the estuary side that are perfect for little ones, and the village itself is safe, walkable and friendly. There's no big party scene to worry about. The Ria de Alvor boardwalk is a great free day out, and the waterparks at Slide & Splash and Aqualand are both within a 20-minute drive.

The village centre is compact and easy to walk around. The harbour, Old Town, and restaurants are all within a few minutes of each other. The beach is about 1-2km from the centre depending on where you're staying, so it's walkable for most people, though some hotels offer shuttle services.

Outstanding, especially if you like seafood. Alvor is still a working fishing village, so the harbour restaurants serve fish and shellfish that was caught the same day. Grilled sardines, cataplana (a seafood stew cooked in a copper pot), and clams with garlic and coriander are the local specialities. Prices are noticeably cheaper than the bigger tourist resorts.

The same glorious Algarve weather: over 300 days of sunshine a year. Summers hit 28-30°C with barely any rain, spring and autumn sit around 19-25°C, and winter stays mild at 15-17°C. The sea's warmest from July to October.