Albufeira
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Albufeira, The Algarve
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Albufeira
- The Algarve's biggest resort.
- Fine sandy beaches.
- Water sports and sailing centre.
- Old centre remains intact.
- Lively nightlife scene of bars and discos.
- Pedestrianized streets full of stalls & entertainers.
- Local population of 30,000 people.
Albufeira is without doubt the Algarve's largest
and liveliest resort, packed with bars, restaurants, shops and tourist
facilities for all the family.
Albufeira (from the Arabic al-buhera meaning "Castle on
the Sea" is a fun resort with plentiful nightlife and things to do for children during the day.
The beach in town is the Praia do Penico but there are other
fine beaches within easy reach: to the east of the town centre is
Praia dos Pescadores (Fishermen's Beach) about half a kilometer
distant, Praia da Oura about 3km, Praia da Falésia
10km and Balaia and Olhos de Água slightly nearer to town.
All of these beaches can be easily reached by local bus. To the
west of Albufeira are some beaches located in coves such as the
jet-ski and water-skiing center of Praia da Galé.
Easily reached by car, there is no direct bus - its a 2km walk from
the main road to Portimão.
Back in Albufeira town the main square is the pretty Largo Engenheiro
Duarte Pacheco. Albufeira is all about sand, sea and fun but
for sightseeing there's a free Archeological Museum (Museu Arqueológico)
in the old town hall, the Ermide de São Sebastião
and the Igreja de Santana - two historic chuches set in the old
town. Albufeira's main festival is the Festa da Ourada held on August 14 which celebrates the patron saint of fishermen with a procession and giant fireworks display.
Other things to do besides soaking up the sun on the beach include a visit to
Zoomarine (Tel: 289 560 300) 8km northwest in Guia with a
host of swimming pools, water slides as well as an aquarium and
dolphin shows.
Aqualand - The Big One (Tel: 282 320 230) claims to be Portugal's biggest water-theme park with a variety of huge water slides and pools. Aqualand is 15km from Albufeira in Alcantarilha. There are buses from town.
Aqua
Show (Tel: 289 389 396) claims Europe's largest wave pool
and also has exotic wildlife, bungee jumping, mini-golf and various
water rides. Aqua Show is in Vilamoura, 10km east of Albufeira.
There are numerous golf
courses in the Algarve, riding facilities and tennis courts
within easy reach.
Albufeira Tourist Office
Rua 5 de Outubro (tel. 289 585 279)
Getting to Albufeira
Albufeira bus station (tel: 289 589 755) is 2km north of town reached by a shuttle bus from outside the Bus Shop on Avenida da Liberdade. There are buses to Faro,
Lagos and to Lisbon
as well as to Heulva in Spain for Sevilla.
Albufeira Station has daily trains to Faro,
Lagos and to Lisbon
- change at Tunes. There is a shuttle bus to the station from the
bus station.
Albufeira easily connects with the east-west IP1/EO1 (for the Algarve
and Spain) and north-south A2/E1 (for Setubal and Lisbon) motorways.
From the west, take Route 125. From Spain, get onto N125 going west
or the IP1/EO1 motorway.
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From the Airport
The nearest airport is Faro 40 minutes by bus to the east.
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Albufeira has some of the most varied cuisine outside of Lisbon
from traditional Portuguese through Indian, Chinese and British-style
breakfasts and fish and chips.
Rua Candido dos Reis is the centre of the bar and disco scene as rival establishments compete for your Euro.
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