Loulé is a city and municipality in the region of Algarve, district of Faro, Portugal. In 2011, the population of the entire municipality was 70,622 inhabitants, in an area of approximately 763.67 square kilometres (294.85 sq mi). The municipality has two principal cities: Loulé and Quarteira.
Image: Marina de Cavacos, Quarteira (36887717511) (cropped)
Image: Loulé DSC 0510 (36887347823) (cropped)
Image: Loulé DSC 0497 (23704971258)
Image: Petite rue à Querença (Portugal) (318491205) (cropped)
The Algarve is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of 4,997 km2 (1,929 sq mi) with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities.
Algarve's typical coast (Marinha Beach, near Lagoa)
The Megalithic Monuments of Alcalar in Mexilhoeira Grande, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC
Conii script, 8th century BC
The Roman temple of Milreu in Estói