Originally Posted by Ash Jez (Post 11936296)

It does tend to be a lot drier down South, perhaps that's what is meant. Think Coimbra and North of there for example with all the green.

Originally Posted by MrBife (Post 11936285)

The Algarve is nowhere near the Mediterranean - it has an Atlantic coast and an Atlantic climate the same as the rest of Portugal (although just a little milder because its a little further south).

Not sure what you mean about Vegetation? I am looking out of the window now and I can see trees to the horizon that are carob, olive, fig, orange, lemon, palm, conifer and pine. Much the same mixture +- specific local trees like cork oak - as anywhere else in Portugal.

Come and visit

Originally Posted by MrBife (Post 11936305)

Porto region and Sierra Nevada clearly have 50% more rain than other places but the Algarve itself is on a par with the majority of the country.

http://ddd.uab.cat/pub/artpub/2007/6...ppcli_fig4.jpg

Originally Posted by MrBife (Post 11936305)

http://ddd.uab.cat/pub/artpub/2007/6...ppcli_fig4.jpg

Originally Posted by Ash Jez (Post 11936321)

What's this? Spain.

Originally Posted by MrBife (Post 11936322)

:goodpost::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rof l:

gedscottish - I am working in Braga during the week right now ! :) But like you I hate it when people make incorrect judgements based on bad information

Originally Posted by MrBife (Post 11936322)

:goodpost::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rof l:

gedscottish - I am working in Braga during the week right now ! :) But like you I hate it when people make incorrect judgements based on bad information

Originally Posted by Ukkram (Post 11936316)

Can you see the sea from there?

Originally Posted by MrBife (Post 11936285)

The Algarve is nowhere near the Mediterranean - it has an Atlantic coast and an Atlantic climate the same as the rest of Portugal (although just a little milder because its a little further south).

Not sure what you mean about Vegetation? I am looking out of the window now and I can see trees to the horizon that are carob, olive, fig, orange, lemon, palm, conifer and pine. Much the same mixture +- specific local trees like cork oak - as anywhere else in Portugal.

Come and visit

Originally Posted by Ukkram (Post 11936582)

From Wikipedia:
Faro has a Subtropical-Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification.