Albufeira
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Albufeira is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 44,158, in an area of 140.66 square kilometres. The city proper had a population of 28,645 in 2021. It is 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Lisbon, close to Paderne Castle. Lagoa is 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west, and Faro 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the southeast. A tourist destination due to its coastal conditions, Albufeira's population expands to around 300,000 in the summer and at Christmas and New Year owing to the number of hotels that includes marina facilities, golf courses, restaurants and bars.
Praia dos Pescadores in the municipality of Albufeira
The medieval Bridge of Paderne, rebuilt in 1771.
The massive walls of the remains of the Castle of Paderne, a Moorish castle constructed in the period before the Portuguese Reconquista
The taking of Albufeira on July 26, 1833, by Remexido's guerrilla forces, is an example of the slaughter and looting perpetrated by the antiliberal absolutist faction under the leadership of Remexido during and well after the Liberal Wars.
Castle of Paderne
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The Castle of Paderne is an ancient fortification located in the civil parish of Paderne, municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese Algarve. It was constructed in the later 12th century by Berbers, in an area around 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) inland.
Bridge of Paderne (Ponte de Paderne), built in the Middle Ages and restored in 1771.
The ruined Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Castelo
The tower/gate connected by walkway