Places in Algarve News

Local directory of named places, businesses, and landmarks

A directory of notable places in Algarve News, from pubs and restaurants to schools, churches, and local landmarks.

Airport

• Faro Airport
  Faro Airport (FAO) is the Algarve's international gateway, handling over nine million passengers ann

Beach

• Praia da Marinha
  Praia da Marinha, between Carvoeiro and Benagil, is consistently rated among the finest beaches in E

Church

• Faro Cathedral (Se de Faro)
  Faro's cathedral stands within the old walled town, on a site that has been used for religious worsh
• Igreja de Santo Antonio, Lagos
  The Church of Santo Antonio in Lagos contains one of the most extravagant gilded Baroque interiors i

Historic Site

• Cape St Vincent
  Cabo de Sao Vicente is the southwestern tip of mainland Europe, a dramatic headland where cliffs dro
• Caldas de Monchique
  Caldas de Monchique is a small thermal spa village nestled in a wooded valley in the Serra de Monchi

Hospital

• Centro Hospitalar Universitario do Algarve - Faro
  The Faro unit of the Centro Hospitalar Universitario do Algarve (CHUA) is the main hospital serving
• Centro Hospitalar do Barlavento Algarvio - Portimao
  The Portimao unit of the Centro Hospitalar serves the western Algarve, providing emergency, surgical

Marina

• Vilamoura Marina
  Vilamoura Marina is the largest marina in the Algarve, with berths for over 1,000 vessels ranging fr

Market

• Mercado Municipal de Loule
  Loule's municipal market is housed in a neo-Moorish building with distinctive red-and-white horsesho
• Mercado Municipal de Olhao
  Olhao's waterfront market comprises two large red-brick buildings on the Ria Formosa waterfront: one

Museum

• Silves Castle
  The Castelo de Silves is the best-preserved Moorish fortification in the Algarve, its red sandstone
• Museu Municipal de Faro (Faro Municipal Museum)
  Housed in the former Convent of Nossa Senhora da Assuncao in Faro's old town, the municipal museum d
• Milreu Roman Ruins
  The Roman villa and temple complex at Milreu, near Estoi north of Faro, is one of the most important
• Lagos Slave Market Museum
  The Mercado de Escravos museum on the Praca da Republica in Lagos occupies the site of what is belie
• Fortaleza de Sagres
  The fortress at Sagres, perched on a windswept headland above the Atlantic, is associated with Princ
• Tavira Castle and Camera Obscura
  The castle walls at Tavira, of Moorish origin, enclose a garden with excellent views across the town

Nature

• Ria Formosa Natural Park
  The Parque Natural da Ria Formosa is a protected lagoon system stretching 60 kilometres along the co

Shopping Centre

• Forum Algarve
  Forum Algarve is the largest shopping centre in the region, located on the northern edge of Faro nea
• Aqua Shopping Centre, Portimao
  Aqua Portimao is a modern shopping centre on the northern edge of Portimao, providing retail service