The Arabic name given by the Moors to this province, Portugal 's southernmost,

but the name is not the only thing which reminds us of the times under the rule of the Arabs. 

 Many of the old white villages, with Moorish chimneys on top of their houses,

are shining in the sunlight like a vision out of "A Thousand-and-one-Nights". 

The golden beaches of the Algarve with their bizarre rock formations -

the crystal clear water, the many small creeks, are parts of a landscape

  of great beauty, unsurpassed in Europe .

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS ALGARVE AS BECAME ONE OF THE MOST

POPULAR HOLIDAYS DESTINATIONS IN EUROPE

IN THE REACH OF 20 MINUTES BY CAR FROM  VALE DE FERRO

YOU HAVE BEUTHIFULL BEACHES , MODERN SHOPING CENTER

CASINOS, GOLF COURSES, ZOO, AQUA PARK , ZZO MARINE (WITH DOLPHINS) ETC.

 And as soon as one leaves the coastline behind, 

towards the hinterland, one finds the unspoiled Algarve

with its abundant vegetation: olive groves, cork-trees,

eucalyptus, fig- and almond-trees. Amidst this natural heaven -

bordering the Serra de Monchique - there is our horse riding stables, right in "paradise".