The pic shows the Isla de los Lobos, a small island 2 or 3 km in front of Playa Brava. Once we swam toward the island with a boat escorting us but the water was very cold and didnt make it.
The new high-end scheme Monte Rei is lifting the area, attracting those keen to escape from the busier central Algarve. The western Silver Coast (Costa de Prata), described as "the real Portugal", is still undervalued, too, Mangan suggests. ... Mangan's first purchase was at Vale do Lobo, the original 45-year-old Algarve resort, only 20 minutes from Faro airport. To date, 1500 homes have been built next to a two-kilometre stretch of beach and two championship golf courses ...
