Albufeira - in the Algarve

Albufeira is the tourist capital of the Algarve. If you want to make the most of your trip to the Algarve, then Albufeira has to be visited. Albufeira has the golden beaches, it's luxury holiday resorts, many golf courses, great restaurants and a boisterous nightlife. Albufeira is the number one town of the Algarve. The truth is that Albufeira is the sort of place you love or hate. Many people from all age groups like it. Retired couples feel just as at home here as wild life teenagers and families with young children.Albufeira is spread out rather than high-rise with it's "old" and "new" sections which merge seamlessly into an sprawling holiday world spread east along the coast to Balaia, Olhos d'Agua and Falesia, and west to São Rafael, Galé and the links golf course at Salgados. This area is the most tourist-intensive location in Portugal. It cannot claim to be real Portugal but thousands of visitors come here in again and again to have a great time.