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Chapter 8

The Algarve and the south

South of the Tagus, the Alentejo stretches out in plains, cork oaks and whitewashed villages, with its slow choral singing and hilltop towns over the great Alqueva lake. Further south, the Algarve is Portugal's sunniest coast: golden cliffs at Lagos, the sea cave of Benagil, quiet Tavira near Spain and Sagres at the south-western tip of Europe. This chapter also covers the beach flags lifeguards use and the copper pan behind the Algarve's best-known dish.

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  1. Glowing on the map: the Algarve town of cliffs and covesLagos
  2. Glowing on the map: the town at Europe's south-west tipSagres
  3. Glowing on the map: the quiet town near the Spanish borderTavira
  4. Glowing on the map: the sea cave with a hole in its roofBenagil
  5. Glowing on the map: the hilltop village over a great lakeMonsaraz
  6. Glowing on the map: the river town with a mosque-churchMértola
  7. Region of plains and cork oaks, south of the TagusThe Alentejo
  8. Alentejo's slow, unaccompanied group singingCante alentejano
  9. Algarve seafood stew in a clam-shaped copper panCataplana
  10. Beach flag meaning no swimming at allRed
  11. BeachPraia