Portugal’s Algarve region is “working on becoming a top diving destination”, Andre Gomes, president of the Algarve Tourism Bureau, told TTG at WTM.
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A certification process is under way for tour companies to operate in Parque Pedra do Valado, the region’s newest nature park. Once they are regulated, the protected area will become a recognised dive site. “This will be new for next year or 2026,” Gomes said.
Pedra do Valado is the biggest coastal reef in the Algarve, and home to a multitude of marine creatures including sardine shoals, octopuses and cuttlefish.
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