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Location:
Europe,
Portugal, Albufeira
Category:
Coastal view
Description:
View of the Praia da Falesia
and the Atlantic Ocean from the
Sheraton Algarve Hotel
Location Information:
Albufeira is a Portuguese city and a
municipality in the district of
Faro, Algarve. Its name came from
the Arabic: البحيرة (al-Buħayra =
"the lagoon"). The city proper has a
population of 13,646. The
municipality has a population of
35,281 inhabitants and a total area
of 140.6 km². The population expands
to an estimated 300,000 in the
summer and New Year's as Albufeira
is one of the leading tourist
resorts of the region. Facilities
include a marina, golf courses plus
innumerable hotels, apartment
blocks, restaurants and bars for the
annual flood of visitors.
The
nightlife on "The Strip", located
near the Montechoro section of
Albufeira, proves especially popular
during the summer with all ages,
especially the younger tourists.
Going down "The Strip", the most
popular bars include Erin's Isle,
Matt's Bar, Linekers, Café del Mar,
Mustang, BJ's, Garage, Reno's, La
Bamba, and Wild & Co. There is also
an extremely popular nightclub,
Kiss. Kadoc, located around seven
miles away between Albufeira and
Vilamoura near the town of
Boliqueime.
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