The Algarve won the 2020 Europe’s Leading Beach Destination award attributed by the World Travel Awards. This is the 7th time that Algarve wins such annual honor since 2012. Link:

https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-europes-leading-beach-destination-2020

Portugal (as a country) also won the 2020 Europe’s Leading Destination award attributed by the World Travel Awards. This is the 4th consecutive year that Portugal wins such honor. Link:

https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-europes-leading-destination-2020

But more importantly, this is the first time that Portugal wins the “World’s Leading Beach Destination“!

https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-worlds-leading-beach-destination-2020