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Sao Bras Holidays

From all over the Algarve, the Portuguese come to eat at this hospitable market town – what better recommendation could you ask for?'

Backed by mountains with wonderful views towards the sea, Sao Bras is beautiful enough to take your breath away. Plus its laid-back atmosphere and excellent restaurants make it the perfect spot for relaxing, Portuguese-style. Local cuisine makes good use of the herbs which grow in the countryside all around. They feature in everything from bread soup and gazpacho to rabbit in wine and chicken in garlic. That alone is enough to draw locals and holidaymakers to eat here. But those in the know round their meal off with a local spirit distilled from the berry of the arbutus tree. Delicious. Food aside though, what can you expect from Sao Bras? There's the attractive streets for starters. Lined with white houses sporting colourful Portuguese tiles, ornate stonework and cast iron verandas, they're an ooh-worthy sight. Shopping-wise, it's all about local crafts. Visit the weekly Saturday market and stock up on baskets and brushes made from palm leaves, wooden toys and carved wooden spoons. There'll be cork products too. Sao Bras was once one of the largest producers of cork. And that's not to mention the almond confectionery – another regional specialty. Ready to see some sights? There's a small ethnographical museum to visit, housed in an interesting old mansion. And also the chapel of Senhor dos Passos with its gilded carvings and 7th century paintings. Hire a car and you'll be able to drive to the lovely old towns of Tavira and Olhao within 30 minutes, both of which operate ferry services to some glorious beaches along the coast. Gorgeous.

You're on your holidays in Sao Bras, sitting outside a cafe in the warm, late afternoon sunshine. Before you is a quaint municipal square featuring a lavish baroque fountain and white buildings with gaily painted verandas and shutters. You wonder, as the waiter slowly opens a bottle of local Portuguese wine, whether the cork was growth here in Sao Bras. A one time it almost certainly would have been.

Your holidays in Sao Bras will be spent relaxing, and absorbing the atmosphere of this fascinating area. Its wealth was once derived from the growing of cork and there are still plantations of cork oak trees nearby. It's climate too, made holidays in Sao Bras irresistible and attracted the Moors, the Romans and, slightly more recently in the 17th century, the Bishops of Algarve.

So take last minute holidays in Sao Bras and take your camera. You'll want reels of shots of the traditional houses surrounding the impressive Episcopal Palace and the 15th century church. You'll also want to spend part of your summer holidays to Sao Bras strolling through remote, outlying villages and groves of almond trees, figs, carob and pomegranate. Up in the hills even cheap holidays in Sao Bras will take you to the Algarve at it best, most traditional and most natural. Fresh air, breath-taking views at every turn, secret hamlets not more than four or five houses strong all ad up to unforgettable holidays in Sao Bras!