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| Algarve Cities |
Albufeira
Formerly a fishing village, Albufeira is nowadays one of the leading tourist resorts of the region, the St. Tropez of the Algarve. The architecture of the town ranges from typically Algarvian narrow streets with pale white and sometimes tiled houses to very modern tourist developments. The developments include a marina, golf courses, hotels and apartment blocks. The bustling resort also has restaurants and shops to suit most tastes from authentic Portuguese fare to Irish pubs and sports bars. | Book this City | Faro - Airport City
Faro is the capital of the Algarve and the starting point for visiting the region or Portugal because of its international airport which brings in thousands of visitors every summer. Once loved by the Romans and later by the Moors, Faro has many medieval monuments. The main sights include: the Cathedral (Roman-Gothic origin), Nossa Senhora da Assuncão Convent (Renaissance), São Francisco Church (16-18th centuries) and the museums: Infante Dom Henrique, Regional Ethnographic, Ramalho Ortigão. | Book this City | Lagos
Lagos is an ancient port city, its origins going back to the Carthaginians, 3 centuries before the birth of Christ. The sailors of Admiral Nelson's fleet came here very often for the beauty of the local olive-skinned women and for drinking. Nowadays, things are pretty much the same, there are few people who come to Lagos wanting to know its history; rather, the mission is to drink deeply of the pleasures of table and beach. Don't miss the magnificent rocky headland Ponta da Piedade. | Book this City | Portimao
Once a roman harbor, Portimão is nowadays one of the most important commercial centre in the Algarve and a leading fish-canning center. The most important tourist sights are the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, dating back to the 14th century and featuring impressive 17th- and 18th-century azulejo glazed tiles, the 17th-century Jesuit's college boasting the largest church in the Algarve and decorated with gilt-covered wood carvings | Book this City | Quarteira
Once a fishing village, Quarteira is nowadays one of the Algarve's top resorts. Safe bathing conditions and a sandy beach made it popular with holidaymakers, as well as golfers. Quarteira's principle attraction is its promenade, bordered by palms, bright flowering hibiscus and the white and pink of the oleander. Quarteira is within easy reach of several championship golf courses, including the Old Course at Vilamoura and the Royal Course at Vale do Lobo. | Book this City | Sagres
Situated at the extreme southwestern corner of Europe, Sagres was once called "the end of the world" because the navigators thought that land ended there. Here, Prince Henry the Navigator wondering if there was a route to the Indies established his school of navigation, where Magellan, Diaz, Cabral, and Vasco da Gama apprenticed. At the Sagres Academy, cartography was refined with the use of newly devised instruments, and a revolutionary type of vessel was designed: the caravel. | Book this City |
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