Welcome to my Travel Blog: Your Tourist Guide in the Algarve

My name is João, known as Johnny from Johnny´s Tours, and I am an official  certified and passionate tourist guide who has spent the last six years sharing the beauty, culture, and soul of southern Portugal with travellers from all over the world.

Before embracing guiding as my full-time path, I spent three transformative years working in the tourism industry, years that changed me profoundly. Those early experiences gave me the confidence and courage to take a leap of faith, start my own business, and design tours with the freedom and flexibility that large companies often cannot offer.
Many years ago I studied Tourism at the University of Algarve and a few years ago I decided to evolve a little more, so I attended and completed the Regional Tourist Guide course, thus becoming a certified tourist guide.

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The Algarve… where a destination becomes a Feeling

The Algarve is a golden embrace where the land bids farewell to Europe with enormous cliffs sculpted by time, plunging into a deep blue Atlantic, yet with a mild climate that part of the year embraces the region from the Mediterranean.
It's a symphony of aromas, mixing the scent of the sea with the sweetness of almond blossoms, the perfume of orange trees, and the intense scent of the sea breeze.

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Holidays in Portugal… Things you should  always bring

No matter how many times we travel, there’s always something we all forget to pack.
Often, during my tours, my visitors/guests mention that they forgot this or that. As a tour guide, I sometimes help them by suggesting shops or even taking them to a shopping center so they can minimize the lack of certain items.

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