Balaia-Sol Apartments Albufeira

Noteworthy Buildings

by Geoff_Wright

The Old Town has an array of noteworthy buildings, old churches, museums and the like. Nothing is much older than mid 18th Century due to the devastating earthquake of 1755, which collapsed most buildings in the town.

Due to the close proximity of other buildings, it is difficult to get clear pictures of some buildings, and the modern automobile is also a curse, LOL! However, the first Church we came upon was Sant'Ana Church,, located in the Largo Jacinto d'Ayet square.

Built in the 18th Century, it replaces the earlier chapel of Sant.Ana which was destroyed in 1755.

Tradicional Portuguese

by intertraveler about Churrasqueira Beira

this restaurand is very popular with the portugese people.
There is the standard menu and the specials which I had. When you go for a meal most restaurants bring you bread butter olives which they charge about 1.5 eur each.
This restaurant brought bread cheese and ham and charged 10 eur for two people so be aware.
The prices were resonable and if you want to try the local food this is the restaurant to go to. I had suckling pig with rice in sauce with salad.

A L B U F E I R A

by Paisleypaul

"Old beats the new"

Albufeira is probably the Southwesternmost resort on mainland Europe. Mild a lot of the time between Winter and Spring when the rest of Iberia chills, it is a definite banker for beach weather in the Summer. Take to the water, though, and you are dealt a chilly reminder that you are in the Atlantic ocean now and not the Med !!
The old town although still full of tourists and tourist haunts retains its Portugese identity while the strip could be interchangeable with anywhere in Tenerife or Menorca or any one of a myriad overbuilt and overpriced purpose-expanded resorts.
The Algarve shopping centre shows a selection of the latest films in its cinema ; subtitled and in their original English language, complete with anachronistic intermission to fetch some ice cream