{"id":16931,"date":"2017-07-20T09:40:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T08:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16931"},"modified":"2018-06-20T09:45:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T08:45:58","slug":"my-antidote-to-rainy-days-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/my-antidote-to-rainy-days-portugal","title":{"rendered":"My antidote to rainy days – Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love going away and finding a sunny place to chill out, I love eating local fresh food in local bars and wandering around markets and finding streets full of character and history. I love to find a little place for a coffee and pastry or a beer and watch the locals chattering away. I found the perfect place a few weeks ago when I went for a few days to Portugal.<\/p>\n

I just love being away in the sunshine, somewhere not too fancy, simple and authentic and friendly with some character, a beautifully simple interior and a place to enjoy the sun. I like to be able to wander out and find winding streets and see the way the people of the town live.<\/p>\n

I’m not fussed about smart or trendy, I’m not fussed about luxury but I do like to be able to see the sea, go to the beach and take a dip in a pool.<\/p>\n

Well if you are of the same mind as me and you are feeling the need for a spot of sun, then do take a look at this little place to stay.<\/p>\n

Olhao in the South of Portugal is a salty, soulful (and sometimes smelly!) working fishing town on the Eastern Algarve.\u00a0Olhao is not quite 15 minutes by cab from Faro international airport.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Olhao is thriving markets, a cobbled Arab medina, friendly barrios and a sauntering seafront where thousands of swifts greet each sunrise and dusky pink sunset.\u00a0As the tides slide out, the seabed reveals herself as miles of gardens where a thousand generations of Olhanenses have dug for juicy clams.<\/em><\/p>\n

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