For much of the world, the Algarve is synonymous with Portugal, yet the Portuguese will tell you the exact opposite: the region has little in common with the rest of the country. The southern stretch of coast is more reminiscent of a North African landscape than a European one. It has no cosmopolitan cities, like Lisbon and Porto, which are farther north. Most of Portugal is known for quaint towns, medieval castles, and grand palaces. The Algarve is more recognizable for impenetrable blocks of tourist apartments, hotels, and meticulously manicured golf courses. And beaches. Think Algarve and the mind pictures long, glorious stretches of golden sands, secluded coves framed by odd ochre-colored rock formations, and deep green waters. With about 160 km (100 miles) of coastline, Portugal's southern province is one of Europe's premier beach destinations. The occasionally chilly ocean is the Atlantic, but the Algarve has a sultry Mediterranean feel. Its consistent climate is the best in Portugal, and one of the kindest in the world: more than 250 days of sunshine a year — more than almost any other international resort area. The moderating effect of the Gulf Stream produces a fresh springtime breeze throughout winter, and in late January and February, white almond blossoms blanket the fields. In summer the heat is intense but rarely unbearable, and regardless, beautiful beaches and innumerable pools are always just a dive away. Magnificent year-round weather has made the Algarve a huge destination for sporting vacations. Superb golf facilities abound — several with tees dramatically clinging to cliffs and fairways just skirting the edge of the ocean — and horseback riding, tennis, big-game fishing, sailing, and windsurfing are immensely popular. Sports, beaches and hospitable weather — not to mention easily organized package vacations — are surely the reasons the Algarve receives as many visitors as the rest of Portugal in its entirety. But it's not just international tourists that descend on the Algarve; many Portuguese from Lisbon and elsewhere in the north have holiday homes and spend their summer vacations here. The coast is neatly divided into the rugged Barlavento to the west and the flat beauty of Sotavento to the east. West is where you'll find the famous orange cliffs and surreal eroded rock stacks. 

After reading the above, is "Horseback riding" the correct answer to the question "Beautiful Mediterranean weather year round allows for the tourists of Algarve to engage in what types of activities?"?

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- no
- yes
yes
För en stor del av världen är Algarve synonymt med Portugal, men portugiserna kommer ändå att berätta raka motsatsen: regionen har inte mycket gemensamt med resten av landet. Den södra kuststräckan påminner mer om ett nordafrikanskt landskap än ett europeiskt. Det finns inga kosmopolitiska städer, som Lissabon och Porto, som ligger längre norrut. Större delen av Portugal är känt för pittoreska städer, medeltida slott och storslagna palats. Algarve är mer igenkännlig för ogenomträngliga block av turistlägenheter, hotell och minutiöst manikyrade golfbanor. Och stränder. Tänk Algarve och sinnet bilder långa, härliga sträckor av gyllene sand, avskilda vikar inramade av udda ockrafärgade klippformationer, och djupt gröna vatten. Portugals södra provins är en av Europas främsta stranddestinationer, med en kuststräcka på ca 160 km. Det då och då kyliga havet är Atlanten, men Algarve har en sur medelhavskänsla. Dess konsekventa klimat är det bästa i Portugal, och en av de snällaste i världen: mer än 250 soldagar om året — mer än nästan något annat internationellt semesterområde. Golfströmmens modererande effekt ger en frisk vårbris under hela vintern, och i slutet av januari och februari täcker vita mandelblommor fälten. På sommaren är värmen intensiv men sällan outhärdlig, och oavsett, vackra stränder och otaliga pooler är alltid bara ett dyk bort. Storslaget året runt-väder har gjort Algarve till ett stort resmål för sportsemester. Superb golf faciliteter överflöda — flera med tees dramatiskt klängande på klippor och fairways bara kjolar kanten av havet — och ridning, tennis, storvilt fiske, segling och vindsurfing är oerhört populära. Sport, stränder och gästvänligt väder — för att inte tala om lättorganiserade paketresor — är säkert orsaken till att Algarve tar emot lika många besökare som resten av Portugal i sin helhet. Men det är inte bara internationella turister som stiger ner på Algarve, många portugiser från Lissabon och andra ställen i norr har semesterhus och tillbringar sin sommarsemester här. Kusten är prydligt indelad i den oländiga Barlavento i väster och den flacka skönheten i Sotavento i öster. Västerut ligger de berömda orangea klipporna och surrealistiska eroderade stenhögar. Efter att ha läst ovanstående, är "Horseback ridning" rätt svar på frågan "Vackra Medelhavet väder året runt tillåter för turister i Algarve att delta i vilka typer av aktiviteter?"? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
For a large part of the world, the Algarve is synonymous with Portugal, but the Portuguese will still tell the exact opposite: the region has little in common with the rest of the country. The southern stretch of the coast is more similar to a North African landscape than a European one. There are no cosmopolitan cities, such as Lisbon and Porto, which are further north. Most of Portugal is known for picturesque cities, medieval castles and grand palaces. The Algarve is more recognizable for impenetrable blocks of tourist apartments, hotels and meticulously manicured golf courses. And beaches. Think Algarve and mind pictures long, glorious stretches of golden sand, secluded bays framed by odd ochre rock formations, and deep green water. The southern province of Portugal is one of Europe's main beach destinations, with a coastline of about 160 km. The occasionally chilly sea is the Atlantic Ocean, but the Algarve has a sour Mediterranean feel. Its consistent climate is the best in Portugal, and one of the kindest in the world: more than 250 days of sunshine a year — more than almost any other international holiday area. The moderating effect of the golf stream provides a fresh spring breeze throughout the winter, and by the end of January and February white almond flowers cover the fields. In summer, the heat is intense but rarely unbearable, and regardless, beautiful beaches and countless swimming pools are always just a dive away. Great year-round weather has made the Algarve a major destination for sports holidays. Superb golf facilities abound — several with tees dramatically clinging on rocks and fairways just skirts the edge of the sea — and riding, tennis, big-game fishing, sailing and windsurfing are extremely popular. Sports, beaches, and hospitable weather — not to mention easy - to - organize package travel — are certainly the reason why the Algarve receives as many visitors as the rest of Portugal as a whole. But it is not only international tourists who descend on the Algarve, many Portuguese from Lisbon and other places in the north have holiday homes and spend their summer vacation here. The coast is neatly divided into the rugged Barlavento to the west and the flat beauty of Sotavento to the east. To the west are the famous orange rocks and surreal eroded stone mounds. After reading the above, is "Horseback riding" the correct answer to the question "Beautiful Mediterranean weather year round allows for tourists in the Algarve to participate in what types of activities?"? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
ja
yes