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The Algarve is located in the southernmost area of continental Portugal and the southwesternmost area of the Iberian Peninsula and mainland Europe, covering an area of 4,997 km 2 (1,929 sq mi). [10] It borders to the north with the Alentejo region ( Alentejo Litoral and Baixo Alentejo ), to the south and west with the Atlantic Ocean , and to ...
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Aljezur obtained a foral (charter) from 12 November 1280, issued by King Denis of Portugal in Estremoz, it was the first charter issued by the king in the Algarve. [4] On 1 June 1504, King Manuel of Portugal reformed the diplomatic map issued by King Denis, and promoted the town with the title Nobre e Honrada ( Noble and Honoured ).
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Portugal is a coastal nation in western Europe, located at the western end of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain (on its northern and eastern frontiers: a total of 1,215 kilometres (755 mi)). The Portuguese territory also includes a series of archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean (the Azores and Madeira ), which are strategic islands along the ...
Map of the Madeira archipelgo The archipelago of Madeira is politically organized as an autonomous region and includes two principal islands and two minor island groups: Madeira , 32°39′4″N 16°54′35″W / 32.65111°N 16.90972°W / 32.65111; -16.90972 ( Madeira Island
The municipality of Lagos is located approximately 35 kilometres (22 miles) east of the Cape St. Vincent coast, along the southern coast of the Algarve. It is surrounded along its borders by the municipalities of Vila do Bispo (to the west), Aljezur (to the northwest), Monchique (to the northeast) and Portimão (to the east).
Praia dos Arrifes is a beach on the Atlantic south coast of the Algarve, close to the village resort of Sesmarias which is within the Municipality of Albufeira, Portugal. [1] This beach is located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) by road to the west of Albufeira old town centre and is 29.6 miles (47.6 km) west of the regions capital of Faro .