Tivoli Marina Hotel Portimão, the Algarve

Watch the world go by as you relax in the opulent splendour of the Hotel Tivoli Marina Portimão (formerly known as the Tivoli Arade). Set in the heart of Portugal's wonderful sunny Algarve, the Marina is an oasis of calm. Yachts come and yachts go. But it’s unlikely you’ll want to stray too far from this Atlantic paradise.

The four-star Marina Portimão is less a hotel and more a holiday community. Perfect as a base to explore the Algarve, if you can summon the willpower to make it past the tantalising sea-water pools, that is. Go ahead and try: it’s harder than it looks. But the rewards are worth the effort; from the coast with its golden cliffs and endless beaches to the hills inland, where almonds and olives grow alongside the famous cork-oak, the magic of Algarve awaits you.