The Gateway to Algarve
Spotlight Country Guides
First and foremost, Albufeira is famed for its beaches, for the countless shades and tones of its rocks and cliffs.
This is a place where people live to the rhythm of the great holiday destinations, sunbathing during the day and at sunset flocking to enjoy the restaurants, bars and discotheques that enliven the nighttime hours.
Just a few miles inland and everything changes. The green of the countryside is dotted with almond, fig, orange and pine trees and decorated chimneys stand out against the ochre of tiled roofs. Bucolic villages invite you to experience a way of life rooted in the tranquillity of nature, to add another dimension to your holidays.
Praia da Falésia
This six-kilometre beach on the way to Vilamoura encapsulates the best of the Algarve. There’s a long, spotless strip of golden sand bordered by continuous cliffs. These are layered with red and yellow limestone and seem to change with the angle of the sun.
Praia de São Rafael
This stunning beach is a bit closer to Albufeira’s old town but totally removed from the resort. It owes its remoteness to a rugged foreshore, which you’ll cross with the help of raised walkways. There are strange rocks on three sides of the beach but also strewn on the water’s edge. These are streaked with yellow, orange and red and rise in gnarled boulders and funnels.
Praia da Galé
West of Albufeira there’s another long natural beach that feels far removed from the neon and noise. The eastern end of Praia da Galé has bluffs and clusters of rocks, hiding pools and caves that are fun to explore if you keep an eye on the tides. This is also the most built-up part of the beach, with restaurants and bars ensuring a little more comfort and convenience. As you go east the scenery flattens out and things get a little quieter, but there are still a few low outcrops scattered along the shore, which kids will love clambering over.
Praia dos Salgados
The most secluded and natural of all the beaches in the Albufeira municipality is this stretch bordering a lagoon. It’s almost redundant to say that the beach is spotless, and almost every beach in Albufeira is a perennial Blue Flag recipient for cleanliness. But it’s the total absence of buildings, apart from the far-off village of Armação de Pera and a single restaurant, that makes you feel at one with nature here. Unlike most of the other beaches in the area, this one faces west so is more open to the ocean breezes, has vigorous surf for watersports and gets beautiful sunsets.
Nightlife
Going out in Albufeira is a very different prospect depending on where you’re based. If it’s the old town there are squares with quaint seafood restaurants, cafes and typical Portuguese bars where you can sip a cold glass of sagres and chat. But a couple of kilometres east is the neon mayhem of the “The Strip”. Avenida Dr Francisco Sà Carneiro is a north to south thoroughfare that gets crazier the closer you get to the beachfront. There are bars, nightclubs, amusements, fast-food joints , and pretty much everything else for young people who want to paint the town red.
Old Town Albufeira
The historic centre of the town is great to idle around for an hour or so. It has meandering streets that taper to little more than arm span, through ravines of whitewashed houses. Many of these alleys have “Portuguese pavement”, laid in pretty patterns . The older part of Albufeira is on high ground, and you’ll find yourself turning a corner and being treated to the sight of the ocean across Praia do Peneco. Down below there’s a foot tunnel through the rock, taking you straight from the pedestrian street Rua 5 de Outubro out to the beach.
Miradouro do Pau da Bandeira
With bluffs and steep hills, Albufeira has a few spots where you can stop and just enjoy the scenery. The easiest to find is this one on a rock between Praia do Inatel and Praia do Peneco. You’re at the southeastern corner of the old town you can gaze back across the bay and over the picturesque townscape of whitewashed houses rising up the hill. There are escalators lifting you up to this perch and a handful of benches under a metallic canopy, pointing towards the town, beach or sea.
Igreja Matriz
Albufeira’s main church is from the end of the 18th century and has dignified Neoclassical architecture. There’s a barrel vault, with filigree stuccowork on the ceiling and a modern altarpiece designed by the Algarve artist Samora Barros. The real interest lies in the Marian statue of Nossa Senhora da Orada, sculpted in the 1400s. This is the patron saint of Albufeira’s fishermen, and every August 15 there’s a procession carrying this image from the church down to the 15th-century hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Orada, where it was originally installed. The route also includes a small voyage from the marina pier to Praia do Inatel.
Top attractions in Algarve: https://bit.ly/2VDsTcp
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Albufeira
First and foremost, Albufeira is famed for its beaches, for the countless shades and tones of its rocks and cliffs.
This is a place where people live to the rhythm of the great holiday destinations, sunbathing during the day and at sunset flocking to enjoy the restaurants, bars and discotheques that enliven the nighttime hours.
Just a few miles inland and everything changes. The green of the countryside is dotted with almond, fig, orange and pine trees and decorated chimneys stand out against the ochre of tiled roofs. Bucolic villages invite you to experience a way of life rooted in the tranquillity of nature, to add another dimension to your holidays.
Praia da Falésia
This six-kilometre beach on the way to Vilamoura encapsulates the best of the Algarve. There’s a long, spotless strip of golden sand bordered by continuous cliffs. These are layered with red and yellow limestone and seem to change with the angle of the sun.
Praia de São Rafael
This stunning beach is a bit closer to Albufeira’s old town but totally removed from the resort. It owes its remoteness to a rugged foreshore, which you’ll cross with the help of raised walkways. There are strange rocks on three sides of the beach but also strewn on the water’s edge. These are streaked with yellow, orange and red and rise in gnarled boulders and funnels.
Praia da Galé
West of Albufeira there’s another long natural beach that feels far removed from the neon and noise. The eastern end of Praia da Galé has bluffs and clusters of rocks, hiding pools and caves that are fun to explore if you keep an eye on the tides. This is also the most built-up part of the beach, with restaurants and bars ensuring a little more comfort and convenience. As you go east the scenery flattens out and things get a little quieter, but there are still a few low outcrops scattered along the shore, which kids will love clambering over.
Praia dos Salgados
The most secluded and natural of all the beaches in the Albufeira municipality is this stretch bordering a lagoon. It’s almost redundant to say that the beach is spotless, and almost every beach in Albufeira is a perennial Blue Flag recipient for cleanliness. But it’s the total absence of buildings, apart from the far-off village of Armação de Pera and a single restaurant, that makes you feel at one with nature here. Unlike most of the other beaches in the area, this one faces west so is more open to the ocean breezes, has vigorous surf for watersports and gets beautiful sunsets.
Nightlife
Going out in Albufeira is a very different prospect depending on where you’re based. If it’s the old town there are squares with quaint seafood restaurants, cafes and typical Portuguese bars where you can sip a cold glass of sagres and chat. But a couple of kilometres east is the neon mayhem of the “The Strip”. Avenida Dr Francisco Sà Carneiro is a north to south thoroughfare that gets crazier the closer you get to the beachfront. There are bars, nightclubs, amusements, fast-food joints , and pretty much everything else for young people who want to paint the town red.
Old Town Albufeira
The historic centre of the town is great to idle around for an hour or so. It has meandering streets that taper to little more than arm span, through ravines of whitewashed houses. Many of these alleys have “Portuguese pavement”, laid in pretty patterns . The older part of Albufeira is on high ground, and you’ll find yourself turning a corner and being treated to the sight of the ocean across Praia do Peneco. Down below there’s a foot tunnel through the rock, taking you straight from the pedestrian street Rua 5 de Outubro out to the beach.
Miradouro do Pau da Bandeira
With bluffs and steep hills, Albufeira has a few spots where you can stop and just enjoy the scenery. The easiest to find is this one on a rock between Praia do Inatel and Praia do Peneco. You’re at the southeastern corner of the old town you can gaze back across the bay and over the picturesque townscape of whitewashed houses rising up the hill. There are escalators lifting you up to this perch and a handful of benches under a metallic canopy, pointing towards the town, beach or sea.
Igreja Matriz
Albufeira’s main church is from the end of the 18th century and has dignified Neoclassical architecture. There’s a barrel vault, with filigree stuccowork on the ceiling and a modern altarpiece designed by the Algarve artist Samora Barros. The real interest lies in the Marian statue of Nossa Senhora da Orada, sculpted in the 1400s. This is the patron saint of Albufeira’s fishermen, and every August 15 there’s a procession carrying this image from the church down to the 15th-century hermitage of Nossa Senhora da Orada, where it was originally installed. The route also includes a small voyage from the marina pier to Praia do Inatel.
Top attractions in Algarve: https://bit.ly/2VDsTcp
Gigantic sculptures carved by the pounding waves that plunge into a crystal sea.
The iridescent greens of sea caves. Beach after beach of soft sand tucked away between ochre cliffs or stretching clear to the horizon. Verdant countryside dotted with the white of houses. Just a few reasons for visiting Aljezur municipality and discovering one of the most attractive parts of the Algarve.
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Lagos
Gigantic sculptures carved by the pounding waves that plunge into a crystal sea.
The iridescent greens of sea caves. Beach after beach of soft sand tucked away between ochre cliffs or stretching clear to the horizon. Verdant countryside dotted with the white of houses. Just a few reasons for visiting Aljezur municipality and discovering one of the most attractive parts of the Algarve.
The deep green foliage of orange trees in fertile valleys.
The blue sea and the fast-paced life of an international seaside resort;the picturesque charm of houses surrounded by almond and carob trees; the broad sweep of hills that are a haven for ramblers and nature-lovers: these are among the attractions of Silves municipality, for holidays full of the joys of life.
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Silves
The deep green foliage of orange trees in fertile valleys.
The blue sea and the fast-paced life of an international seaside resort;the picturesque charm of houses surrounded by almond and carob trees; the broad sweep of hills that are a haven for ramblers and nature-lovers: these are among the attractions of Silves municipality, for holidays full of the joys of life.
First the blue sea and its gently lapping waves.
Then fine, golden sands framed by cliffs and rocks. The cosmopolitan atmosphere of an international tourism destination. This is the Algarve of beach holidays in the sun.
Portimão and its municipality have much more to offer though: a rich heritage of historical monuments; the eternal natural beauty of the Ria de Alvor; the charm of cultivated fields, of slopes covered with pine trees and wild flowers as you climb up into the hills of the “serra”, your days in the Algarve thus gaining a whole new dimension.
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Portimão
First the blue sea and its gently lapping waves.
Then fine, golden sands framed by cliffs and rocks. The cosmopolitan atmosphere of an international tourism destination. This is the Algarve of beach holidays in the sun.
Portimão and its municipality have much more to offer though: a rich heritage of historical monuments; the eternal natural beauty of the Ria de Alvor; the charm of cultivated fields, of slopes covered with pine trees and wild flowers as you climb up into the hills of the “serra”, your days in the Algarve thus gaining a whole new dimension.
Beautiful empty beaches with sands that seem to go on forever.
Fields of orange trees, heavy with the scent of blossom. Then hills of fig and almond trees and houses with dazzling whitewashed walls and distinctive chimneys decorated to resemble the fine tracery of lace. And last of all, the great open spaces of the hills, whereeagles soar, birds sing and flowers bloom.
This is just a hint of the charms of Tavira and its municipality, an invitation to come and find out more.
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Tavira
Beautiful empty beaches with sands that seem to go on forever.
Fields of orange trees, heavy with the scent of blossom. Then hills of fig and almond trees and houses with dazzling whitewashed walls and distinctive chimneys decorated to resemble the fine tracery of lace. And last of all, the great open spaces of the hills, whereeagles soar, birds sing and flowers bloom.
This is just a hint of the charms of Tavira and its municipality, an invitation to come and find out more.
The racy, cosmopolitan lifestyle of the world's leading tourist centres.
A long ribbon of fine, golden sand tucked between the blue of the sea and the bold ochres of the cliffs. The splendour of tiles in a chapel that is itself a work of art. The changing greens of the orchards and the woods of the hills.
An endless variety of decorated chimneys, carefully wrought in a filigree of whitewashed stone and art. Wide open spaces where it is possible to rediscover the meaning of solitude and listen to the silence of nature. With all this and more, Loulé municipality is a place of sunshine and colour, fun and excitement.
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Loulé
The racy, cosmopolitan lifestyle of the world's leading tourist centres.
A long ribbon of fine, golden sand tucked between the blue of the sea and the bold ochres of the cliffs. The splendour of tiles in a chapel that is itself a work of art. The changing greens of the orchards and the woods of the hills.
An endless variety of decorated chimneys, carefully wrought in a filigree of whitewashed stone and art. Wide open spaces where it is possible to rediscover the meaning of solitude and listen to the silence of nature. With all this and more, Loulé municipality is a place of sunshine and colour, fun and excitement.
Faro's beaches and the Ria Formosa, where flamingos can be seen taking to the air, mark the border with the sea.
On the flat terrain behind are the houses and buildings of Faro, green vegetable plots that thrive on the fertile land and water wheels that were once used to draw water from the ground another reminder of the city's Moorish heritage. In the distance a semi-circle of gentle hills, their slopes clad with fruit trees, frames the landscape. Villages where life goes on at the same easy pace as in centuries past, where unassuming churches conceal art works of astonishing beauty, where vestiges of the magnificence of the Romans still litter the fields. These are among the charms of Faro and its municipality, an ideal starting point for exciting voyages of discovery.
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Faro
Faro's beaches and the Ria Formosa, where flamingos can be seen taking to the air, mark the border with the sea.
On the flat terrain behind are the houses and buildings of Faro, green vegetable plots that thrive on the fertile land and water wheels that were once used to draw water from the ground another reminder of the city's Moorish heritage. In the distance a semi-circle of gentle hills, their slopes clad with fruit trees, frames the landscape. Villages where life goes on at the same easy pace as in centuries past, where unassuming churches conceal art works of astonishing beauty, where vestiges of the magnificence of the Romans still litter the fields. These are among the charms of Faro and its municipality, an ideal starting point for exciting voyages of discovery.
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