The Algarve isn’t just about beaches and golf resorts. Traditional Portuguese food here leans heavily on the Atlantic, citrus groves and old-school family recipes. Trying local dishes fits neatly with ...

Sitting at a picnic table in the dappled shade of a 2,000-year-old olive tree, I take in its fragrance, mixed with the scent of lavender and jasmine wafting from nearby bushes. As a teen I encountered ...