We hired our car through Eurocar.
Deals could be had, and we paid 51GBP for four days.
The Algarve is not big, so you don't need a huge car to cover the distances, unless you have a huge family.
We had a Suzuki Wagon R, which is essentially a shopping trolley. It has small wheels, and so does not cope with the usual Portugese terrain of potholes and poorly maintained roads. If you have a choice go for a conventional car, they cope with the situation better.
Buy a map as well, as roadsigns are variable.
Do explore, we went up the mountain at Foia and stopped off a several delightful villages on the way. And the roads sparkle; little bits in the
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Deals could be had, and we paid 51GBP for four days.
The Algarve is not big, so you don't need a huge car to cover the distances, unless you have a huge family.
We had a Suzuki Wagon R, which is essentially a shopping trolley. It has small wheels, and so does not cope with the usual Portugese terrain of potholes and poorly maintained roads. If you have a choice go for a conventional car, they cope with the situation better.
Buy a map as well, as roadsigns are variable.
Do explore, we went up the mountain at Foia and stopped off a several delightful villages on the way. And the roads sparkle; little bits in the road reflect the sunlight and it's like driving on jewels.
Also worth a drive for its sheer unspoiled beuty is a drive to the most westerly point in Europe, Cap St Vincent.
The police have a 0 tolerence attitude to poor driving, and to drunk driving. I had no problems and the driving was OK in the winter.
Watch out for the odd horse and cart on the main roads.
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