Good post @lizzykazoe I visited the Algarve in 1987 and unfortunately haven't been back since. Your post has made me think of a trip there. Things I noted about that time. The currency, Escudos, was very small value. The road from Faro was called the most dangerous road in Europe. We stayed in Portimao. It was only a few years after the revolution and many places round Praia da Rocha were dirt roads. Albufeira was a small town.