Algarve, an incorporation of 16 municipalities, is situated in the southernmost region of mainland Portugal. With an area of 5412 square kilometers, it is home to about 450 500 permanent inhabitants. It is known as one of Europe’s favourite holiday destinations because of the glorious year round sunshine, beautiful sandy beaches high quality of life and safety.
What to see / do
- Albufeira – The tourist capital
- Aqualand – Water Park
- Albufeira, Vilamoura and Quinta do Lago – Beaches for windsurfing, waterskiing, jet-skiing
- Loule Market - A market with stalls selling everything from souvenirs, shoes, clothes, watches and bags to fake designer stuff
- Parque da Mina – Theme Park
- Vila do Bispo – Beach for surfing and bodyboarding
Events
- Festival Med - A Mediterranean summer festival with music, dance and art.
- Festival do Marisco – A seafood festival
- FIESA – An International Sand sculpture festival
- Loule Carnival - A carnival with floats and a fancy dress parade
- Saint Irene's Fair – 10 Day Festival with entertainment and exhibitions
For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move; to feel the needs and hitches of our life more nearly; to come down off this feather-bed of civilization, and find the globe granite underfoot and strewn with cutting flints. Flights to Lusaka
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