Salema
Holidays in Salema, western Algarve, Portugal
The perfect year-round holiday destination, Salema is a characterful small, sleepy fishing village with a beautiful sandy beach on the sunny south coast of Portugal. We hope that holidays in Salema are calm, where you’ll find the pace of life slowing down as you relax into your sunny holiday at whatever the time of year. In Salema, friendly locals and holidaymakers mix happily, whilst the fishermen bringing in their catch each morning are all-but celebrities! One of the best things about any day in Salema is watching the fishing boats come and go and the tractor dragging them to and from the seashore. Salema, in the Costa Vicentina National Park, is a place to simply wander, unwind and enjoy the cafés, a place to let time drift slowly away. Salema is laidback. Salema is quiet and peaceful. Salema is a wonderful place to enjoy a luxury villa holiday all year round.
Salema. The jewel of Portugal’s Algarve
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Salema’s wide sandy beach, with its fleet of brightly-coloured fishing boats, is one of the finest in the Algarve and only a short walk from our villas. At either end of Salema beach are secluded cloves and rock formations. Immediately behind Salema beach is the village centre and square - with a selection of excellent independent restaurants, enough to enjoy a different eatery on each night of the week. Salema also offers a small selection of pleasant daytime cafés and low-key bars for a quiet drink in the evening. It’s worth exploring the narrow Rua dos Pescadores in Salema to enjoy the old part of the village, with its small whitewashed cottages and cobbled streets.
Villa holidays in Salema
Salema and the western Algarve are steeped in traditional and history. In Salema, you’ll be at the heart of village life. Salema is uncommercialised and tranquil. Our Salema villas our contemporary and detailed, set apart because they overlook Salema village and ocean, with enviable views where guests wake up to the sound of the sea. The contrast just works, and Salema is a fantastic place to holiday in the Algarve.
The wider Salema area
A few miles inland from Salema is the popular Santo Antonio, a prestigious golf and spa resort (formally Parque da Floresta). From Salema, it's a short drive west to the rugged and historic southwestern tip of Portugal, Cape Saint Vincent in Sagres, from where Prince Henry the Navigator sent sailors into the unknown towards the horizon - when it was thought the sea dropped into oblivion. To the east of Salema is the famous, historic larger town of Lagos.
