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The Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (lit. ' Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere '; abbreviated as IPMA) is the national meteorological, seismic, sea and atmospheric organization of Portugal. It also provides the weather for RTP's channels.
Albufeira (pronounced [alβuˈfɐjɾɐ] ⓘ, locally [aɫbʷˈfeɾɐ, aɫbˈfeɾɐ]) is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 44,158, [ 1 ] in an area of 140.66 square kilometres (54.31 square miles). [ 2 ]
The subsoil of the district is inhabited by several endemic species unique to Faro, some still just being discovered. [2] The most emblematic species of the underground fauna of the Algarve are the giant pseudo-scorpion of the Algarve caves ( Titanobochica magna ) [ 3 ] and the largest terrestrial cave insect in Europe , Squamatinia algharbica .
Vila do Bispo frequently experiences sunny conditions, averaging over 3100 hours of sunshine and, along with Faro, has the highest radiation in continental Portugal. Temperatures are often strongly moderated year-round by the onshore winds from the Atlantic Ocean and seldom are extremes of heat or cold experienced, consequence of the strong ...
Albufeira e Olhos de Água is a freguesia ("civil parish") in Albufeira Municipality, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Albufeira and Olhos de Água . [ 1 ] The population in 2011 was 26,742, [ 2 ] in an area of 41.18 km 2 .
Praia do Evaristo is a beach within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. [1] The beach is 3.8 miles (6.1 km) west of the town of Albufeira and is 31.3 miles (50.4 km) west of the regions capital of Faro. [2] In 2012 Praia do Evaristo has been designated a Blue Flag Beach. [3]
The beach is one of the two beaches which front the town of Albufeira with Praia do Túnel at the western end and Praia dos Pescadores lying to the eastern end of the towns seafront. The town and its beaches are located west 23.9 miles (38.5 km) by road of the regions capital of Faro. [3]
Among the looted books was the first printed book in Portugal: a Torah in local Hebrew (Judeo-Español), printed by Samuel Gacon at his workshop in Faro. [ 6 ] Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the city was expanded, with a series of walls during the period of the Restoration Wars (1640–1668), encompassing the semicircular front to the ...