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Estácio da Veiga's 1878 archeological map of the Algarve. In 1807, while Jean-Andoche Junot led the first Napoleonic invasion in the north of Portugal, the Algarve was occupied by Spanish troops under Manuel Godoy. Beginning in 1808, and after subsequent battles in various towns and villages, the region was the first to drive out the Spanish ...
This is a list of islands of Portugal, including islets (Portuguese: ilhéu or ilhote). The islands (Portuguese: Ilha) are listed by region. The islands (Portuguese: Ilha) are listed by region. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Lagos (pronounced ⓘ; Proto-Celtic: *Lacobriga) is a city and municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal. [1]
With an estimated population of 67,566 inhabitants in 2021 [1] (with 39,733 inhabitants in the city proper, [3] making it the biggest city and second most populous municipality in the Algarve (after Loulé) and one of the biggest in Southern Portugal), the municipality covers an area of about 202.57 km 2 (78.21 sq mi). [4]
Manta Rota is a small seaside town in the civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela, municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, in the Algarve, Portugal. [1] Manta Rota is an important tourist destination due to its sandy beaches by the Atlantic Ocean .
Loulé (locally ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the region of Algarve, district of Faro, Portugal. [1] In 2021, the population of the entire municipality was 72,373 inhabitants, [2] in an area of approximately 763.67 square kilometres (294.85 sq mi). [3]
Quarteira is a coastal civil parish, located along the southern extent of the Algarve fronting Albufeira Municipality to the west (in the parish of Olhos de Água).In addition, the local area authority is bordered in the east by Almancil, northeast by São Clemente, north by São Sebastião and Boliqueime.
Praia da Marinha (in English: Navy Beach or Marinha Beach [1]) is one of the most emblematic beaches of Portugal with a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, located on the Atlantic coast in Caramujeira, part of the Lagoa Municipality, Algarve, and considered by the Michelin Guide as one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in Europe and as one of the ...