Golf facilities
Beautiful beaches
Orange cliffs and eroded rock stacks
Orange cliffs
Volcanoes
North African landscape
Eroded rock stacks
Cosmopolitan cities
What notable geological features are located west of Algarve?
The Algarve coastline
Porto
The Algarve
Lisbon
Northern Province
North
Which province of Portugal contains no cosmopolitan cities?
Five
4
5
2
Cities
How many areas is the country divided into?
Paris
Porto
The Algarve
South Africa
North Africa
Lisbon
What part of Portugal is not representative of the country's "quaint towns, medieval castles, and grand palaces?"
Orange cliffs
Porto
The Algarve
Lisbon
What region of Portugal is known for its beaches?
No coast line
100
250
250 km
250 miles
160 km
100 miles
The Algarve has approximately how many miles of coast line?
Golf
Sports
Shooting
Sleding
Horseback riding
Rugby
Golfing, horseback riding, tennis, big-game fishing, sailing, and windsurfing
Windsurfing
Golfing
Big-game fishing
Computer Gaming
Tennis
Rock stacks
Basketball
Sailing
Skiing
Beautiful Mediterranean weather year round allows for the tourists of Algarve to engage in what types of activities?
Paris
Porto
The Algarve
South Africa
North Africa
Lisbon
Lisbron
What southern stretch of coast is more reminiscent of a North African landscape than a European one?
Lisbon , Porto
Mediterranean
Porto
Lisbon
Algarve
Which part of Portugal is known for tourist hotels, beaches, and golfing resorts?
North
West
South
In which direction is the Algarve coastline from Lisbon?
South
Barlavento, West
East
Solavento , East
Barlavento
Rugged
West
North
Which division of the Algarve coast has the orange cliffs and rock stacks?
Northern
Paris
Barlavento
Porto
South Africa
North Africa
Lisbon
Algarve
Which region of Portugal gets the most sunshine on an average year?
100
250
All the year
100 days
More than 250 days
160 days
How many days of sunshine does the Algarve receive each year?
No coast line
100
250
250 km
250 miles
160 km
100 miles
The Algarve has about how many miles of coastline?
Ocean
Unsure
No
It should be
Is Algave known for its beaches and golf courses?
One
2
None
As a number, how many cosmopolitan cities does Algarve have?
Clearly
No
It has lots of quaint towns
Partially
No it is known for beaches and golf
No, the Algarve region is mostly known for the many luxurious tourist apartments, hotels, golf courses, and beaches
Is the Algarve known for quaint towns, medieval castles, and grand palaces?
Quaint towns, medieval castles, and grand palaces
Mountains
Impenetrable blocks of tourist apartments, hotels, and meticulously manicured golf courses
Beaches
Aside from tourist apartments, hotels, and meticulously manicured golf courses, Algarve is known for what among tourists?
Atlantic
Portuguese from Lisbon and elsewhere in the north
Porto
Lisbon
South Portugal
Cities in the South
Residents of which cosmopolitan Portuguese city flock to the Algarve for vacation?
Paris
Porto
The Algarve
South Africa
West coast
North Africa
Lisbon
What land has no cosmopolitan cities, like Lisbon and Porto which are farther north?
Sotavento
Algarve Province
Portuguese
Porto
The Algarve
Lisbon
Which part of Portugal is not known for quaint cities?
Northern Africa
United States
South Africa
North African
France
According to the text, coastal Algarve is similar to what region of the world?
Winter
Fall
Summer
Hot
Is the Algarve weather most intense during the winter or summer months?
For much of the world, the Algarve is synonymous with Portugal, yet the Portuguese will tell you the exact opposite: the region has little in common with the rest of the country. The southern stretch of coast is more reminiscent of a North African landscape than a European one. It has no cosmopolitan cities, like Lisbon and Porto, which are farther north. Most of Portugal is known for quaint towns, medieval castles, and grand palaces. The Algarve is more recognizable for impenetrable blocks of tourist apartments, hotels, and meticulously manicured golf courses. And beaches. Think Algarve and the mind pictures long, glorious stretches of golden sands, secluded coves framed by odd ochre-colored rock formations, and deep green waters. With about 160 km (100 miles) of coastline, Portugal's southern province is one of Europe's premier beach destinations. The occasionally chilly ocean is the Atlantic, but the Algarve has a sultry Mediterranean feel. Its consistent climate is the best in Portugal, and one of the kindest in the world: more than 250 days of sunshine a year — more than almost any other international resort area. The moderating effect of the Gulf Stream produces a fresh springtime breeze throughout winter, and in late January and February, white almond blossoms blanket the fields. In summer the heat is intense but rarely unbearable, and regardless, beautiful beaches and innumerable pools are always just a dive away. Magnificent year-round weather has made the Algarve a huge destination for sporting vacations. Superb golf facilities abound — several with tees dramatically clinging to cliffs and fairways just skirting the edge of the ocean — and horseback riding, tennis, big-game fishing, sailing, and windsurfing are immensely popular. Sports, beaches and hospitable weather — not to mention easily organized package vacations — are surely the reasons the Algarve receives as many visitors as the rest of Portugal in its entirety. But it's not just international tourists that descend on the Algarve; many Portuguese from Lisbon and elsewhere in the north have holiday homes and spend their summer vacations here. The coast is neatly divided into the rugged Barlavento to the west and the flat beauty of Sotavento to the east. West is where you'll find the famous orange cliffs and surreal eroded rock stacks. 