{"id":3065,"date":"2010-05-04T16:40:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T06:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=3065"},"modified":"2010-05-04T16:40:27","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T06:40:27","slug":"holidays-in-algarve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/algarve\/holidays-in-algarve","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy a Mediterranean Festival on your Algarve Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for an excuse to escape for the sun, <strong>Med Festival <\/strong> is back in <strong>Loul\u00e9 <\/strong>in the <strong>Algarve <\/strong>from June 23 &#8211; 27, 2010.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Med Festival<\/strong> is one of the most important cultural events in the Algarve region and features more than 40 established bands and performers from Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal playing their &#8220;world music&#8221;.  The Mediterranean festival also includes other art forms such as handicraft exhibitions, dance performances and street theatre.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3070\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/iStock_Albufeira-Beach.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3070\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3070\" title=\"iStock_Albufeira Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/iStock_Albufeira-Beach.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/iStock_Albufeira-Beach.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/iStock_Albufeira-Beach.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albufeira Beach, Algarve<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And wherever there&#8217;s a festival in Portugal, there&#8217;s always food, an important component of any <strong>Algarve holiday<\/strong>.\u00a0  The restaurants in Loul\u00e9 historic centre will serve up traditional cuisine from each of the countries taking part.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Loul\u00e9 <\/strong>is a small town about 10 km from the bustling coastline of the Algarve, in between Faro and Albufeira.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Holiday Planning Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Portugal\/useful-facts\/cheap-flights-algarve-holidays\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>See here for a list of budget airlines that fly to Faro &gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/resources\/hotelchoice_portugal.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Your hotel choices<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/scripts.affiliatefuture.com\/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=188512&amp;merchantID=3838&amp;programmeID=9719&amp;mediaID=0&amp;tracking=&amp;url=\" target=\"new\"><strong>Late Rooms in the Algarve<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/scripts.affiliatefuture.com\/AFClick.asp?affiliateID=188512&amp;merchantID=640&amp;programmeID=2111&amp;mediaID=0&amp;tracking=&amp;url=\" target=\"new\">Book your cheap Airport Transfer<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/resources\/car-hire-europe.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Book Rental Cars<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking for an excuse to escape for the sun, Med Festival is back in Loul\u00e9 in the Algarve from June 23 &#8211; 27, 2010. 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