Albufeira Algarve | Old Town Albufeira | Faro Portugal 26-09-2022

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Albufeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [alβuˈfɐjɾɐ] (listen)) is a city and seat of its own municipality in the district of Faro, in the southernmost Portuguese region of Algarve. The municipality population in 2021 was 44,158,[1] in an area of 140.66 square kilometres (54.31 square miles).[2] The city proper had a population of 28,645 in 2021.[3] It is 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Lisbon, and is within close proximity of Paderne Castle. Lagoa is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west, and Faro 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the south-east. A tourist destination (due to its coastal conditions), Albufeira expands to approximately 300,000 residents during the summer and during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, owing to the number of hotels and lodgings in its municipality, that includes marina facilities, golf courses, restaurants and bars for the annual flood of visitors.

Albufeira, Portugal