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Pro
Glorious beaches, Moorish culture in cliff top old town, cataplana cuisine
Con
Too many timeshare touts
In a nutshell
heaven during the off-season, hell in the high-season
12 Reviews The crazy construction that disfigured Algarve, has (thanks God!) spared the central area of old Albufeira. Now, cleaned and organized for touristy exhibition, the central Albufeira looks good, and, for some minutes, allows us to forget the insanity of exploitation seeking for euros (or dollars,...
15 Reviews There are some rough paths along the coast between Albufeira old-town and Villamoura connecting the many small bays, beaches and resort areas. When the tide is out, much of the distance can be done along the beach or the water's edge but several stretches must be done by climbing the steps or rocks...
6 Reviews Albufeira has a fairly new marina located a little away from the center of town to the west. It´s still in the build up fase, but i think it´s a pleasant part of town to hang out with some nice cafes and restaurants there among the boats and the travel agents. It´s not a huge marine like in...
2 Reviews Right in the centre of the city, this is THE beach of Albufeira. Construction in the area took people form this beach spreading them along the coast, but it didn't loose its sortilege. Now it misses the fisherman's boats that once provided a shade, and acts more as a decoration of restaurants and...
3 Reviews This water shute I found frightening. It looks so simple. I watched for a while before I was tempted/persuaded to have a go. When you get to the top and its your turn to sit down with your legs hanging over the side you realise the drop is high and almost vertical!!!! The man blows a whistle and...
3 Reviews This is a very glamourous beach. There is golden sand, young people, beach bars and restaurants, and plenty of other services. Oura Beach is one of the most popular beaches in Albufeira, and is surrounded by bars, restaurants, and beach bars.
5 Reviews Zoo Marine is a kind of seaworld/zoo on the Algarve coast,the main attraction being the Dolphin show which is shown several times a day everyday of the week,other attractions include a sea-lion show,Birds of prey show and tropical Bird show.There are other animals such as crocadiles and gaint...
3 Reviews This tower is part of the parish church and I am not sure if you can go to the top (even if there are lots of stairs that allow you lol), but we did not had much time to go around, so we only walked around.
Sheraton Algarve Hotel at Pine Cliffs Resort Albufeira
1 Review and 468 Opinions I stayed two nights here in December 2004. The pools & garden are very nice. There is a indoor pool,...
2 Reviews and 716 Opinions I stayed here when i was 7 and it was a great hotel the bar was great even though as in recent...
solopes Says: All esplanades in Albufeira are full, except Fernando's. Why? Because it's more expensive than its neighbors. It tries to justify the difference with a better menu and service, and honestly, it is somewhat different. Better? Well... it depends.I was tired of eating fish, and...
La Bodega Restaurante: Traditional Portugese steak house
tango_jd Says: The restaurant is in a tourist area with plenty of competition and often employs people to invite you in off the street as do many others. Don't be put-of - the food here is exceptionally good.We chose a fried prawns in garlic starter which was piping hot and delicious.Our...
Wild&Co: Loved the bar tending show!
AmyJRob Says: Would like to leave my recommendation on Wild&co bar! The atmosphere was awesome! We watched a bar tending show and everybody was just electric. I had a really good time, next summer I'll be there for sure! Casual
Matts bar: LOVE THE STRIP, LOVE MATT'S BAR
sarakel Says: matt's bar - THE BEST PLACE ON THE STRIP.djs in matts bar also played on the sunset boat party on the saturday, was highlight of our holiday, everyone up for a good time. the best!!!!! deffo do the matts bar boat party. cant wait for next year, already booked!!!! casual
solopes Says: The fast growth of Albufeira justified the creation of a local bus network, called Giro. It covers all the city now, with four different routes, identified by diffferent colours.If you decide to go a little further there are regional buses, being EVA the main company in...
Dreams: Ice shops in te Middle of the old town
bharathi_raj Says: Be careful here - we got ripped off for four cones - 13 euro's they were extortionate - the price charged was random - avoid at all cost please.There are plenty of little shops who offer a good service just adjacent - but this was a total rip off!
solopes Says: The fish comes from the boats and goes 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...
tango_jd Says: We encountered a snake one evening when walking from the Strip area towards Albufeira old town. This was on the hill leading down to the large old building currently being refurbished. There was a wall between the path and what appeared to be a deep drop onto rough...
solopes Says: If you have any doubt about how much the world needs to learn and to progress, just think how many thousand people still do live in it from some odd professions.Do you want to know your future? Don't worry, come to me, show me your hand (or foot, or elbow, or credit card),...
solopes Says: Most people gather in Albufeira for New Year's eve. Some of them prefer to stay in the hotels. That´s what we did, in Hotel Paraíso de Albufeira. Several options, several levels of price, but no one stays at home in that night.
Hotel check-in / check-out times
tango_jd Says: In our case, and an several others we spoke-to, we discovered that the hotels and apartments often had late check-out and check-in times.We thought our early morning flight would enable us to get settled-in and enjoy a fairly full first day but were told upon arrival that...
watch out for the toll ,after 48 hours not before
sunbabemel Says: hi. i just got back today, the weather was lovely, bikini weather all day, our pool was heated so could swim in it, easy to walk into. I was talking to some people last night who were stay at the Eden, they said the room were realy very plush, best they had ever stayed in...
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Albufeira had been on the top of our travel list for several years, but for one reason after another we never seemed to get there. We finally made it in October 2004, just for a week. It is one of...
Nightlife, Beaches .... Albufeira has them, but also if you move around there are other places to see that would show you the beauty of this country and its history, like visiting Sagres and the cape...
Hello, thank you very much for visiting my Albufeira page. Not all the pictures in this page are made in Albufeira. But at places not too fare from the village. We have been in the Algarve in February...
a pleasant surprise white-washed houses and churches with blue waters in the background . .
Albufeira and surrounding area
The Algarve in southern Portugal has been invaded and fought over by the Phoenicians, Romans and Moors. It has approximately 350,000 permanent in habitants but during the summer time when tourists...
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