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Sagres is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the southern Algarve of Portugal. It has 1,894 inhabitants (2021) [1] in an area of 34.37 square kilometres (13.27 sq mi). [2] It is historically connected to the early Portuguese Age of Discovery . Sagres is near the Western end of the world's longest estimated straight-line ...
Almancil. / 37.086; -8.032. Almancil ( Portuguese pronunciation: [almɐ̃ˈsil]) is a town and freguesia in the Loulé Municipality, in the affluent Golden Triangle region of the Algarve of southern Portugal. Almancil is known for its three Michelin star restaurants, the most of any town in the Algarve. The town had a population of 10,677 ...
Lagos ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlaɣuʃ] ⓘ; literally "lakes"; from 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] The population of the municipality in 2011 was 31,049, [2] in an area of 212.99 km 2. [3]
The Algarve (UK: / æ l ˈ ɡ ɑːr v, ˈ æ l ɡ-/, US: / ɑː l ˈ ɡ ɑːr v ə, æ l ˈ-/, Portuguese: [alˈgaɾvɨ] ⓘ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal.It has an area of 4,997 km 2 (1,929 sq mi) with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelhos or municípios in Portuguese).
Guia (Albufeira) / 37.126; -8.299. Guia is a town and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Albufeira in the Algarve, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the coast. The population in 2011 was 4,376, [1] in an area of 26.80 km².
Silves ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsilvɨʃ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Portuguese region of Algarve, in southern Portugal. [1] The population of the entire municipality of Silves in 2011 was 37,126, [2] in an area of 680.06 km 2. [3] The urbanized area of the city proper has approximately 11,000 inhabitants.
Vila Real de Santo António ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ʁiˈal dɨ ˈsɐ̃tu ɐ̃ˈtɔnju], [- ˌsɐ̃tɐ̃ˈtɔnju] ⓘ) is a city, civil parish, and municipality in the Algarve, Portugal. [1] The population in 2011 was 19,156, [2] in an area of 61.25 km 2. [3] It is one of the few municipalities in Portugal without territorial ...
The Golden Triangle is the name given to the affluent region outside of Faro, capital of the Algarve region of Portugal. Famous for its luxury resorts and Michelin star restaurants, it is located between three points: Resort-town of Vilamoura; Town of Almancil; Luxury resorts of Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo