Residencial Mira Parque

Lota

by solopes

The fish comes from the boats and go straight to the counters. The lady picks a couple of soles and puts them in the scale. One of the soles jumps from the scale and falls in the floor, she picks it again and weighs the lot. The costumer pays the demanded amount, about one half of what it would cost next day (or week) in the supermarket. It's impossible to listen the common "Is it fresh?".

"Marinho" leaves his catch in his wife's counter, and picks a couple of fishes, crossing the street, and giving them to the owner of the facing tavern, that had already set the charcoal on fire. We sit around the table in the street, and distributed the potatoes brought from inside and the wine that we ordered (the only thing to pay). The fish didn't take long and the simple meal started, shared by some strange people that... were there too. Today it tastes even better than yesterday!
People keeps entering and living the "Lota(market)", happy with their good deals. In a couple of hours all the fish is sold, and the place gets clean.

Well, not so clean as today!
The walls disappeared, the fish is gone, only a roof covers the embellished space. The tavern gave place to a common restaurant, and to compose the described scene, you have to make hard use of your imagination.

Lucky me! I only need to recall my memories!

Beach 1

by johnsakura

Albufeira has everything for a marvellous stay in order for you to enjoy its golden beaches and clear, warm waters, or else just relax or rest or look for adventure.
Albufeira has 23 beaches for you to choose from covering 30 km.of coast. Look for the blue flags posted on the beaches which signify pure ocean water.

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by quartinb

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The name Albufeira is derived from the Arab name "Al-buhera" meaning "the Sea Castle" most probably due to the proximity of the sea and/or the lagoon which would form at the lower area of the settlement. In the beginning of the 1960s a phenomenon emerged in local tourism - the Algarve became popular among Portuguese tourists - but it was mainly due to British tourists that this industry thrived.

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The 1980s saw sudden growth in urban construction. The city now started growing towards the east, where the major administrative services were transferred including the Town Hall.