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Burgau Introduction
Burgau is located 10 minutes drive west of Lagos in the Algarve Portugal. If you
have the ‘Burgau bug’ already then any description will not be sufficient, but
peaceful, unspoilt (almost) and friendly is a good place to begin. Its unique
charm is the villages ability to appeal to everyone, regardless of age or
interests. People who have been once usually come back time after time. It has
an X factor that has to be experienced. For those who haven’t experienced Burgau
or maybe have been to the other end of the Algarve or have never even been to
Portugal here’s the facts.
Burgau can be found about 90km west of Faro Airport. That’s about 1 hour in a
car ( shorter if you take a taxi!).
Burgau is nestled on the edge of a national park. It is still a working fishing
village and watching the boats bobbing on the moonlit waters is a great sight.
The beach is beautiful and you are awarded a gorgeous sandy blanket on which to
wallow away those lazy days. Those that can’t sit still can choose to run/walk
up the big hill that is the backdrop to Burgau (see pictures on main page….but
beware its bigger than it looks especially if like a mad dog you try it in the
midday sun!). Walks are fantastically rewarding around Burgau, try the coastal
walk to the next village Luz or the other way to Salema. Anybody that likes to
explore can really enjoy Burgau as their base to travel to the west coat
(beautiful beaches/surfing). Monchique (mountains/ chicken piri piri) . Sagres
(the end of the world/great sunsets).
If lazing around is more your bag then Burgau could be enough for you. The
locals are fantastic and friendly and generally speak English, although you will
get a bigger smile if you at least try a little of the native language. Every
morning if you arise before midday! Then you can stroll to the bus-stop where a
market will appear. Every day you can buy something different, clothes,
kitchenware, fish, or vegetables etc. The post van even pulls into Burgau every
day except weekends. So you really don’t have to leave the village at all! What
you will take away if you visit Burgau (along with a suitcase full of local
spirits and pottery) is a holiday memory to treasure and more than likely one
you will keep returning to mentally or physically.
Burgau Nearby Locations
The nearest town is Lagos located to the east. Also to west is Vila do Bispo
that acts as the administrative centre for the area and also houses a few good
fish restaurants. In the 8th Century about one kilometre to the southwest of
this town was the seat of a religious Order known as the Igreja de Corvo.
Founded by Christians from Valencia seeking refuge from the persecution of the
Spanish ruler Abderramão I, all visual traces have been removed in the course of
time. However, in the immediate vicinity are over 250 “megaliths” and other
signs of ancient civilization dating back thousands of years.
The area was recorded by the Moors as being very rich and providing hospitality
to all travellers regardless of their faith. From Sagres the traveller can
either go north or back to the east. Along the south coast just to the east is
the superb open beach of Martinhal that is popular with windsurfers. Further
east are the small and unspoilt beaches of Ingrina and Zavial, whilst further on
is the more developed beach of Salema. Just to the east of Vila do Bispo near
the small village of Raposeira is the modest 13th Century Chapel of Nossa
Senhora de Guadalupe, reputed to have been used often by Dom Afonso Henrique in
his religious devotion.
The beaches immediately to the north of the Cape are more exposed to the winds
and rollers of the Atlantic with quite dangerous offshore currents. Further to
the north of Vila do Bispo is the open sandy beach of Bordeira. About two-thirds
of the journey north to this beach is a turning left to the small village of
Pedralva. The village is now nearly completely unoccupied but it shows to the
traveller a picture of what the Algarve looked like prior to the invasion of
tourism and how life was once very demanding.
Burgau Map (Click Here)
Burgau Golf
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Faro Airport Transfer to Burgau
Faro Taxi to Burgau
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Burgau Information
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Burgau Beaches
Praia do Amado
Praia da Bordeira
Praia de Carriagem
Praia da Arrifana
Praia de Canal
Praia de Vale Figueira
Praia do Monte Clérigo
Praia de Vale dos Homens
Praia da Samouqueira
Praia de Odeceixe
Praia de Almadena
Praia do Barranco João Vaz
Praia da Barriga
Praia do Beliche
Praia da Boca do Rio
Praia do Castelejo
Praia da Cordama
Praia das Eiras
Praia da Ingrina
Praia da Mareta
Praia de Matinhal
Praia do Mirouço
Praia da Salema
Praia do Telheiro
Praia do Tonel
Praia do Zavial
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