Casa Vitória

Anchored in the hills of São Brás de Alportel, twenty minutes north of Faro's old town, Casa Vitória sits among carob and fig groves on the Sítio das Mealhas road — a quiet base for travellers who want the Algarve coast within reach but its beach crowds elsewhere.

Rooms open onto a shared outdoor pool and garden terrace, with family rooms available for groups splitting stays between the hill towns and the coast. Free parking suits those touring by car.

São Brás itself keeps a working cork-town character, with a Sunday market and cork museum a short walk from the property.