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Encyclopedia > Albufeira
Albufeira
Flag of Albufeira
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Albufeira
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Albufeira
Location  
 - Country Portugal  
 - Region Algarve
 - Subregion Algarve
 - District or A.R. Faro
Mayor Desidério Jorge da Silva
 - Party PSD
Area 140.6 km²
Population
 - Total 35,281
 - Density 251/km²
No. of parishes 5
Coordinates 37º04'N 8º15'W
Municipal holiday
August 20
Website: http://www.cm-albufeira.pt/

Albufeira (from the Arabic: البحيرة) (pron. IPA: [aɫbu'fɐiɾɐ]) is a Portuguese city and a municipality in the district of Faro, Algarve region. The city proper has a population of 13,646. "Albufeira" roughly translates as "Bottom of The Hill",[1] The municipality has a population of 35,281 inhabitants and a total area of 140.6 km². The population expands significantly in the summer, as Albufeira is one of the leading tourist resorts of the region. New developments include a marina, golf courses plus innumerable hotels and apartment blocks for the annual flood of visitors. The name "Albufeira" is of Arabic origin "Albuheira" and means in Arabic "lagoon", and in Portuguese, "reservoir" (or sometimes lagoon). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links ABF1. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Algarve NUTS II region, and the district of Faro in Portugal. ... Algarve NUTS II region, and the district of Faro in Portugal. ... Faro is a district of Portugal. ... Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ... A freguesia (pron. ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Algarve  - Subregion Algarve  - District or A.R. Faro Mayor Desidério Jorge da Silva  - Party PSD Area 140. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Location of the district of Faro The District of Faro (pron. ... Algarve NUTS II region, and the district of Faro in Portugal. ... A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England. ...


Most tourists will arrive via nearby Faro airport, a short 40 minute drive away. The architecture of the town ranges from typically Algarvian narrow streets with pale white and sometimes tiled houses to very modern tourist developments. The apartments near the newly built Marina e Bryn are a unique spash of pinks, blues and yellows, dubbed Legoland by the local inhabitants. Faro Airport is located 2 km south of Faro, Yukon, Canada, and is operated by the Yukon government. ... The entrance of Legoland Deutschland. ...


Once the sun sets the centre of Albufeira comes alive with bars, like the very popular Milly O' Nairs at Hotel Janelas Do Mar, restaurants and shops to suit most tastes from authentic Portuguese fare to Irish pubs and sports bars. Local culinary specialities are cataplana (steamed shellfish) and caldeirada (fish stew), and the simpler grilled sardines. Cataplana is a Portuguese seafood dish, popular on the countrys Algarve coast. ... Caldeirada is a typical Portuguese stew consisting of a large variety of fish, and sometimes shellfish, with potatoes, tomato and onion. ...


Albufeira is a good base to explore the region with many smaller and less well known beaches within a short drive.



The nightlife on "The Strip", located near the Montechoro section of Albufeira, proves especially popular during the summer with all ages but particularly the younger tourists. Going down "The Strip", the most popular bars include Erin's Isle, Linekers, Cafe Del Mar, Mustang, Garage, Reno's, La Bamba, Matt's bar and Wild & Co. There is also an extremely popular nightclub - Kiss. Kadoc, located around 7 miles away between Albufeira and Vilamoura near the town of Boliqueme, is another very popular nightclub, Boojum 15:48, 17 August 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Parishes

Night life in Albufeira
Night life in Albufeira
City of Albufeira
City of Albufeira
Fisherman's Beach at Albufeira
Fisherman's Beach at Albufeira
  • Albufeira
  • Ferreiras
  • Guia
  • Olhos de Água
  • Paderne
  • mem moniz

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Beaches

  • Praia da Galé
  • Praia da Oura
  • Fisherman's Beach
  • Beach of Bryn
  • Marina e Bryn Beach

References

  1. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)

External links

Portugal Portal
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Albufeira (577 words)
The whole area, greater Albufeira you could call it, is the most tourist-intensive place in Portugal.
There the beach is known as Fisherman's Beach and it's shared without a shred of self-consciousness by topless sun-bathers and sun-hardened men of the sea far too busy mending their nets to notice the bare boobs bobbing about their boats on the sand.
There is an abundance of all sorts of accommodation in Albufeira and the broad area around it, and that includes both good hotels and a good campsite, but without advance booking you may find it difficult to get your head down anywhere in summer.
The Algarve Network - Albufeira (642 words)
King Manuel gave Albufeira a new charter in 1404, granting it the status of town.
Albufeira had been one of thefirst towns in the Algarve to support the liberal ideals.
Castle walls The defensive walls that one ringed Albufeira have been almost totally destroyed by time and the earthquake of 1755, and all that remain are the ruins of the tower.
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