No trip to Portugal is complete without visiting the Algarve region on the country’s southern coast and for us, this was the best part of our trip. Some of our favorite memories of visiting Portugal were from the times that we spent exploring the beautiful beaches and towns of the Algarve and to this day, Nina still has “saudade” whenever she reminisces of our time there. The people are so welcoming, the beaches are quite stunning (whether it be dramatic cliff structures, red and white rock beaches or deserted beaches that you find while hiking/canoeing) and best of all, the food is perfect (which is really the only way to describe the gastronomical delight that is the Algarve region). Traveling around the region actually feels like you’ve stumbled upon the most idyllic little paradise with each town more memorable than the last and to be honest, we selfishly didn’t even want to write this blog post, lest hordes of rude tourists start arriving and spoiling it. Nevertheless, the Algarve region is officially one of our favorite places in the world to visit and if anybody out there in the internet universe is reading this, we really hope that you consider experiencing this little slice of heaven at least once in your lifetime. You will not regret it.