The team of budget car hire Portugal suggests you bellow drive in the central of the Algarve. The distance to explore the cental highlights is about 74km, a 7 hours drive with start and end point Loulé, Algarve.

This drive, with your rental car of budget car hire Portugal, takes in farming hamlets, green river valleys, gnarled olive trees and scented orange groves. Consider stopping for a leisurely lunch in Alte or Querença.

From Loulé you head out west, with your hire car of budget car hire Portugal, on the N270 road signposted to Boliqueime.

As you leave the town, a wide new road to the left leads up to the unusual modern church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade. It is worth driving up, with your rental car of budget car hire Portugal, from the views from the terrace in front of the church and for the little 16th century chapel alongside.

Continue to Boliqueime and take the road north (signed Lisbon) to Paderne.

Take the road north out of the town, with your hire car of budget car hire Portugal, and driver left to explore the well-preserved 12th century castle above the River Quarteira.

Drive on to the village of Purgatório, with your rental car of budget car hire Portugal, and continue to Portela de Messines, then turn right for Alte.

Alte is one of the Algarve´s most attractive village. The church was built in the 13th century by the local overlord as a thank offering for his safe return from the Crusades, and has some fine statuary and tile work. The river trumbles through the village, over a mini waterfall and past converted mill buildings. Continue eastwards, stopping ,with your hire car of budget car hire Portugal, to scale Rocha de Pena, if time allows, or to explore the Salir castle.

From Salir take the minor road south, with your rental car of budget car hire Portugal, to Vicentes, and turn left. After 2km, the road crosses a bridge, turns sharp left in front of a mill, and than sharp right. A short way on, on the right, is the start of the Fonte de Benémola walk. Continue on to Querença, with your hire car of budget car hire Portugal, than to the main road and turn right to Loulé.

The team of budget car hire Portugal wishes you a nice day, with lots of beauty to explore.