Bird's Eye Views of Portugal's Algarve Region

Explore the fabled Algarve region of southern Portugal by drone in this compilation video, which was created using footage highlights from the "Bird's Eye Views of Portugal's Algarve Region" collection.  You'll soar over the fabled beaches of Burgao and Lagoa, the fascinating Ria Formosa, and more.

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This drone video by Laurent Paris will show you why the Algarve region of Portugal has become one of the hottest destinations in southern Europe.  Algarve is the southernmost of the country's five official mainland regions, and also it's least populous.  As tourists have discovered the incredible beauty of the region's coastline, it's become one of the most popular destinations in the country, rivaling the Lisbon region (until recently the dominant region for tourism) by some measures.  

For an aerial overview of Algarve, the province covering the southernmost part of Portugal, it's hard to beat this reel by contributor and drone pilot eMotionScapes.  The video features epic bird's eye views of many areas of the Algarve coastline, some of which faces west to the open Atlantic and some of which faces south to the body of water known as the Bay of Cadiz.  Much of the footage was shot at sunset, and there's an amazing shot of a windmill farm operating somewhere in the region, also shot at sunset. 

Explore the coastline of the Algarve region of southern Portugal with this outstanding video by former DVOW Finalist Mattcoq.  Shot along Algarve's famous southern coastline, first stop is Ponta da Piedade, a headland just south of the town of Lagos on Algarve's southern coastline.  Then it's on to Praia do Camilo, a beach between the Ponta da Piedade and Lagos.  The next stop is Praia do Burgau, a beach to the west of Lagos.  Other featured locations include the town of Vilamoura, Praia da Marinha, Albufeira, and more.  

Lagos is one of the most well-known beach town of Portugal's Algarve region, which covers the southern part of the country.  Situated at the mouth of the Bensafrim River on the Bay of Cadiz, Lagos regularly appears atop authoritative lists of the world's most popular beach destinations.  Historically associated with Portugal's great Age of Discovery which began in the 15th century, Lagos now known for its spectacular offshore rock formations.  Check out Lagos from above in this fantastic video by alicjapietrasz.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, new contributor Drazuo Visual brings us this excellent drone video from the Algarve region of southern Portugal.  The video mainly consists of some epic first person view (FPV) drone footage shot from the Algarve coastline, considered one of Europe's most beautiful.  Starting at the :38 mark, there's an awesome fly-through of a giant rock arch near Albandeira Beach on Algarve's southern (Bay of Biscay) coastline.  Other shots will take you along some of the region's spectacular rocky cliffs and cove beaches.  

In this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor HendrikW, you'll get an aerial tour of some beautiful spots in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.  The video features footage from the following locations on the western end of Algarve's southern coast: (1) the Benagil Sea Caves; (2) the village of Armação de Pêra; (3) the secluded beach of Praia do Carvalho; (4) Praia da Marinha, rated by Michelin as one of Europe's top ten beaches; (5) the lesser-known beach of Praia de Albandeira; and (6) the lighthouse Farol de Alfanzina.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist daniel.nunes brings us this fantastic drone video from the Algarve region of southern Portugal.  The video was shot in an area known as the Ria Formosa, a system of barrier islands and inlets which lies on Algarve's southern shore along the Bay of Cadiz.  Located near the town of Faro, the Ria Formosa is home to some of Algarve's most popular beaches.  It's an important wetland area and bird sanctuary; because of its ecological significance the Ria Formosa has been designated a Ramsar site by UNESCO.

The magnificent natural beauty of Portugal's Algarve region are on full display here in this amazing video by contributor and drone pilot Breo.  The region at the southern tip of Portugal has emerged as one of Europe's top beach destinations, and when you watch this you'll see why.  Its pink cliffs, the deep blue waters of the Bay of Cadiz, and the complex shape of the coastline, and the charm of its seaside towns combine to create an irresistible appeal.  The video was shot with a DJI Mavic Pro in full 4K.  

If you want to know why Portugal's Algarve region has become one of Europe's hottest destinations, check out this video from Matt38130.  Combining GoPro ground camera and aerial footage, the video will give you a nice sense of the range of the sights and activities on offer in this region, which covers roughly the southern tip of mainland Portugal.  The video features footage from two of Algarve's most legendary beaches (Praia da Luz and Praia do Castelejo) as well as the Barragem da Bravura dam.

Contributor armandoWDN, who has spent years pursuing the "van life" traveling around Europe, spent some time in the Algarve region of Portugal.  He used a drone to put together this aerial "top 5" of the best spots to see in the area, the southernmost of the regions of mainland Portugal.  The video includes epic bird's eye views of the Cabo de Sao Vincente lighthouse, Cabo Sardao, Praia Bordeira, Praia de Carvalho, and more.  Watch it and you'll understand why this has become the hottest destination in Portugal.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot jens 10000 gives us this excellent drone video of a well-known beach in Portugal's Algarve region.  Arrifana Beach is located on the western side (Atlantic Ocean) side of the province, the southernmost region of the Portuguese mainland. The beach lies within the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park.  It's part of the commune of Aljezur in the Faro District.  The beach is one of the top attractions in lightly populated Algarve, a region which has seen its tourism traffic explode in recent years.

Take in these excellent drone views of Portugal's Algarve region, compliments of contributor jens 10000.  The southernmost region of mainland Portugal, Algarve is home to a long southern coastlines along the Bay of Biscay and a western coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.  The video features some magnificent aerial footage of the highly distinctive looking cliffs and giant rock formations which line parts of the Algarve coast.  In recent years, Algarve has been challenging the Lisbon/Portuguese Riviera area as the country's top tourist draw.

Top contributor Justin Poore created this beautiful drone video of the "other" Lagos, this one not the Nigerian metropolis but rather a small city in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.  Lagos is one of the larger cities of the province, which covers roughly the southernmost 10% of the country.  Lagos is situated towards the southwestern extreme of the province (and the country), facing the Gulf of Cadiz.  It has been one of the main beneficiaries of the explosion of tourism which has occurred in Algarve.  

Contributor Henry Andris created this beautiful drone video from the very southwestern corner of Europe.  It's called Sagres Point, and its on the tip of a peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean from Portugal's Algarve region.  The video shows the area's rocky coastline, it's iconic looking lighthouse, and Sagres Fortress.  In addition to its beautiful surfing beaches, Sagres is closely connected to Portuguese maritime history; Prince Henry the Navigator spent much of his time here.

Contributor and drone pilot Albodrone created this aerial tour of three of the most well known beaches in Algarve, the southernmost region of mainland Portugal.  The video covers the three largest beach town's on Algarve's southern coast: Albufeira, Lagos, and Farro.  The area between Albufeira and Lagos is the center of an area which is known as the Golden Triangle.  The resorts in the Triangle have become some of the top beach destinations in Southern Europe and have helped to propel the Portuguese economy.   

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist TravelPenguin brings us this excellent drone video of a well-known beach town in Portugal called Burgao.  It's located on the southern coast of Algarve (the southernmost region of mainland Portugal), just west of the town of Lagos.  Its namesake beach, Praia do Burgau, is partly backed by cliffs, creating an intimate setting which is commonly found in Algarve's beaches.  In 2010, Lonely Planet readers voted Burgau as the "quaintest beachside village" in Europe.

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist TravelPenguin brings us this excellent drone video from Portugal's Cape St. Vincent (Cabo de São Vicente) and its famous lighthouse.  Part of the municipality of Sagres in the Algarve Region, the cape represents the southernmost tip of mainland Portugal.   A landmark for ships sailing in and out of the Mediterranean Sea, Cape St. Vincent has numerous naval battles to its name.  The current lighthouse structure here dates to 1846; it's been automated since 1982.  

The Algarve region of Portugal is home to some of the country's most well-known beaches. In part that's because of the sea caves which can be found along the Algarve coast, particularly on the southern (Bay of Biscay) side.  The caves are formed from the unique combination of soil composition and wave-erosion patterns to be found in southern Portugal.  In this drone video by Tech Drone Media, you'll get a great aerial view of one of these caves.  It's near the village of Benagil, in the town of Lagoa.

Contributor Tiago Monteiro created this beautiful drone video of one of the famed beaches of Algarve, Portugal's southern region.  Praia de Quarteira is situated towards the western end of the region's coastline on the Gulf of Cadiz, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.  It's near the town of Vilamoura, which is one of the three corners of Algarve's Golden Triangle.   With pristine beaches like what you'll see in the video, Algarve has emerged as one of Portugal's top destinations, displacing Lisbon by some measures.

AirVuz contributor Esteban Castle brings us this rather epic drone "selfie" from the Algarve region of southern Portugal.  What makes this video unique is his flight pattern, in which he backs up through one of the region's famous rock arches.  These formations, which generally lie just offshore of the cove-type beaches which are prevalent here, were created by the unique sedimentation and erosion patterns found on Algarve's coastline.  Formations like this are one of the reasons why Algarve's beaches are some of the most popular in Europe.

Check out this drone video of a well-known beach town in Portugal's fabled Agarve region, compliments of top contributor and pilot TravelPenguin.  The town is called Carvoeiro, and it's located in the municipality of Lagoa, which lies along the country's southern coastline along the Gulf of Cadiz.  Located just east of the mouth of the Arade River, the one-time fishing village is now known primarily for its semi-secluded beaches, many of which are "hidden" by series of steep coastal cliffs.  

Some of the best beaches of Portugal's famed Algarve region actually lie not on the mainland but on a series of narrow islands which lie just a short distance offshore.  They run parallel to the coastline just east of Faro, the regional capital.  One of these is Tavira Island, which is about 11 km (7 mi.) long and just 1 km (less than a mile) wide.  In this video by contributor Aerodrone, you'll get a bird's eye view of Barril Beach, which lies on this tiny strip of paradise on the Atlantic Ocean inlet known as the Bay of Cadiz.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist TravelPenguin brings us this excellent drone view of Portugal's Sagres Fortress.  It's located at the tip of a promontory in the region of Algarve which represents the southwesternmost point of mainland Europe.  The fortification was originally built in the 16th century, as Portugal was assembling its vast overseas empire.  Heqavily damaged by the great earthquake of 1755 which destroyed Lisbon, the fortress was restored to its present state in the middle of the 20th century.  

Come along on an aerial tour of the well-known Algarve coastline, on the southwestern edge of Portugal.  AirVuz content creator Daniel Lamotte was so taken by the area - now known as the most significant travel region in the country - that he was inspired to capture its signature rocks, limestone cliffs, golden beaches (like Praia da Marinha, as seen here) and lapping waves.  Believed to be the sunniest destination in Europe at 300 days a year, tourists and ex-pats have long sought the serenity the Algarve provides.

Brand-new AirVuz contributor Simph59 brings us this excellent drone video from the coast of Portugal's Algarve region, the southernmost portion of this Iberian country.  With its secluded beaches interspersed with steep cliffs, and its fantastically-shaped offshore rock formations, the Algarve offers some of the most distinctive-looking coastal scenery in Europe.  It's also something of a drone pilots' paradise; a quad permits the exploration of huge rock arches and other features which are otherwise inaccessible.  

Marinha Beach (Praia da Marinha) is one of the most famous in Portugal.  It's located in the muinicipality of Lagoa in Algarve, the southernmost region of mainland Portugal.  Seen in this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor Steffen de Back, the beach is easily recognizable due to the cliffs which stand behind it.  Marinha Beach has earned countless accolades.  The Michelin Guide named it one of the ten most beautiful beaches in Europe.  More recently, CNN named it one of the 20 most beautiful beaches in the world with cliffs.  

Lagos is one of the most well-known beach town of Portugal's Algarve region, which covers the southern part of the country.  Situated at the mouth of the Bensafrim River on the Bay of Cadiz, Lagos regularly appears atop authoritative lists of the world's most popular beach destinations.  Historically associated with Portugal's great Age of Discovery which began in the 15th century, Lagos now known for its spectacular offshore rock formations.  Check out Lagos from above in this fantastic video by Hugo Aérodrone.

Check out this fantastic drone video from Portugal's Algarve region, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot ProNin2816.  Much of the video was shot around the Lighthouse of the Cape of St. Vincent (Cabo de São Vicente), an iconic landmark near the very southwestern point of mainland Portugal.   You also be treated to some great aerial views of the beaches and cliffs which line the coast of the region, which competes with the Greater Lisbon region for the largest share of international tourist traffic.  

Contributor Pedrolftavares gives us this epic drone video of the surfing scene in Portugal's Algarve region.  It's shot at Arrifana Beach, which is on the western side of the province.  It's part of Portugal's growing surfing culture, which has traditionally been centered on beaches further to the north.  The beach lies within the city of Praia da Arrifana, which is one of a relatively few towns and cities in this lightly populated region which has seen its tourism traffic explode in recent years.

Southern Portugal is home to some of the most unusual (and beautiful) coastal rock formations in Europe.   These caves and complex offshore rock structures lie along a stretch of the country's southern coastline in the region of Algarve, between the towns of Lagos and Albufeira.  This seascape makes for some outstanding first person view (FPV) drone video footage, as you'll see in this amazing piece from top AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot CataFpv.  The video was captured with a GoPro Hero 11 action camera.  

AirVuz contributor belogaev_art brings us this excellent drone video from Cape Sagres (Sagres Point) in southern Portugal.  Cape Sagres is a peninsula off the tip of a larger peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean at Portugal's southwestern corner, in the Algarve region.  It's just a few mi./km from Cape St. Vincent, another small headland area, which marks the southwesternmost point of Continental Europe.  Sagres was the launching point for the pathbreaking voyages of Prince Henry the Navigator in the 15th century.   

AirVuz contributor and drone pilot victoreriksson brings us this marvelous aerial view of a well-known beach town in Portugal's fabled Algarve region.  The video was filmed on the beaches around Monte Gordo, which lies at the far eastern end of Algarve's southern (Bay of Biscay) coastline, just west of the border with Spain.  Like many Algarve coastal towns, Monte Gordo was heavily tied to the fishing industry.  Like much of mainland Portugal's southernmost region, it's emerged as a popular beach vacation destination.  

This film puts new meaning to the term ‘aerial video’. Creator ChrisNorway combines drone footage with skydiving footage to highlight the stunning coast of Portugal in its Algarve region of the south.  It skillfully combines "ground" footage from the skydivers themselves with drone footage of the on the coastal side of the drop zone.  Prepare to be amazed not only by the skydiving but also by the spectacular coastline of this increasingly popular region of the Iberian Peninsula.  

Portugal's Algarve region is home to some of the most beautiful coastal scenery in EUrope.  To see for yourself, check out this fantastic drone video by new AirVuz contributor and pilot Chris Todd.  Combining aerial and ground camera footage, the video will take you around the Algarve coast, which is characterized by colorful cliffs, beautiful and semi-secluded beaches, and fantastically-shaped offshore rock formations.  At the :40 mark, there's a great shot of the iconic rock arch at Marinha Beach (Praia da Marinha) near Lagoa.  

Here's a fantastic aerial view of one of the natural and cultural wonders of Portugal.  Sagres is a town that lies at the tip of a peninsula in the southwestern corner of the Algarve region.  It is, quite literally the southwesternmost spot of the European mainland.  Now known primarily as a tourist destination and a top surfing spot, the area played a key role in the process by which this small country on the Iberian Peninsula came to assemble one of the greatest empires in the world beginning in the 15th century.