Beautiful gardens, stocked with gorgeous flowers and shrubs such as bougainvillea and hibiscus provide the setting for Villa Borboleta. This peaceful Bed and Breakfast villa, built in typical Portuguese style, truly lives up to its name since the gardens attract the King of the Borboletas – the Monarch Butterfly. Although not originally native to Portugal, Monarch Butterflies breed here abundantly and can be admired all year round. In the quiet residential area of Mato Serrão, close to the choice of restaurants and bars, beautiful white sandy beaches surrounded by spectacular cliffs and three outstanding golf courses – Gramacho, Pinta and Vale de Milho. The Algarve stretches from Vila Real de Santo António, on the Spanish border, to the most westerly point of Europe – Cabo St Vincente - with its impressive lighthouse. Along the 150km coastal road (EN125) or the recently completed motorway (A22) there are lots of small towns and interesting places. With its wonderful climate (3,200 sunny hours per heart of the popular old fishermen’s village of Carvoeiro , Villa Borboleta has recently been transformed to offer large comfortable bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms. The villa offers a splendid ocean view, nice pool, satellite TV and an attractive self-service bar. The day starts with an outstanding breakfast (on Sundays it is a French champagne affair), so you can be sure you will be well set up to make the most of each day. Carvoeiro is more or less central on the Algarve’s southern coast and boasts a wide year), the ocean, fine beaches, unspoiled nature, breathtaking cliffs, friendly locals, a multitude of typical restaurants and excellent golf courses and other sport and leisure facilities, the Algarve can truly be described as next to ‘paradise on earth’ in all seasons. Doctors send patients with respiratory problems to the Algarve because the air is so pure. Even Sir Cliff Richard cannot resist the Algarve’s charms; he has become one of the region’s famous wine makers; his ‘Vida Nova’ wines are already very well-known in the UK.