Burgau is a delightful, quaint and peaceful village in the West Algarve. Burgau overlooks a secluded bay boasting a beautiful sandy beach, with a beach bar serving snacks and meals. Burgau is still a working fishing village with friendly locals and the heart of the village still remains much unchanged, being protected by a conservation order to retain its character.

Relatively unspoilt by tourism, Burgau has good restaurants and bars catering for most tastes and price ranges.  Built on a hillside, Burgau's old fishermen's houses line cobbled streets that lead to the bay, with its beautiful sandy beach and the slipway with its colourful fleet of Algarve fishing boats. If you are up and about early, why not have a bacon and egg breakfast at the Brieze bar, where you can watch the fishermen land their catch?

View from beach looking up the slip way

Scattered amongst the huddle of white-washed houses are several restaurants, bars, mini-markets, gift and pottery shops, whilst in the centre of Burgau village is the bus stop, where the locals sit and pass the time of day. Just outside the village is the Burgau Sports Centre with outdoor pool, tennis courts and snack bar.  Andy Robinson arranges sports days for children here which are very well attended.  Both children and adults are also well catered for with coaching sessions in squash and tennis, with the occasional opportunity to take on the locals in international matches!

Local supermarket