Slow tourism: Walking with donkeys in Portugal’s Algarve

If you love nature and animals, the Algarve may be the ideal place to switch off and slow down.

There’s something soothing about exploring the scrubland of Amoreiras Valley in the Western Algarve – less than a 10-minute drive from the town of Aljezur – with a gentle four-legged companion like Kiko, Emilia, or Kali. You might stop to touch the coarse bark of a cork tree or smell some wild-growing rosemary.

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