https://blog.villaluxluz.com/ Your weekly guide to the Western Algarve. News, what's on, food and drink, beaches, Portuguese life and community. en-gb https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/benagil-caves-boat-trips-lagos/ https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/benagil-caves-boat-trips-lagos/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Speedboats from Lagos, the short hop from the Carvoeiro side, kayaks, and private charters: honest advice on which suits your group. https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/do-you-need-a-car-algarve/ https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/do-you-need-a-car-algarve/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT When you genuinely need one, when you don't, what it costs, and the middle path most visitors miss. https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/esim-portugal-algarve/ https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/esim-portugal-algarve/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Who needs one, who genuinely doesn't, and how to land in Faro with data already working: honest costs included. https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/faro-airport-to-lagos-praia-da-luz/ https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/faro-airport-to-lagos-praia-da-luz/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pre-booked transfers, the apps, the taxi rank, hire cars, the train and the bus: honest costs, and which one we would actually pick for your group. https://blog.villaluxluz.com/editions/2026-08-17/ https://blog.villaluxluz.com/editions/2026-08-17/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT FolkFaro closes in Faro on Saturday, FATACIL opens in Lagoa on Friday, and Portimão's riverside fills with food trucks and live music across the second half of the week. https://blog.villaluxluz.com/editions/2026-08-13-welcome/ https://blog.villaluxluz.com/editions/2026-08-13-welcome/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A new weekly guide to the western end of the Algarve, landing every Monday morning. Here is what to expect, and why we are writing it. https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/beaches-western-algarve/ https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/beaches-western-algarve/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT From the family-friendly sands of Praia da Luz to the wild surf of the west coast, an honest local's guide to twelve beaches worth your beach bag. https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/where-to-drink-praia-da-luz/ https://blog.villaluxluz.com/guides/where-to-drink-praia-da-luz/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The bars we actually drink in, from village locals in Luz to rooftops in Lagos, plus how the locals sort out dinner.