Alvor is a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão, in the southern Algarve of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,154, in an area of 15.25 km².
Along the Alvor River
A glimpse of the Castle of Alvor
The Facho Tower and Matriz Church, medieval symbols of Alvor's history
A panoramic landscape of the Alvor River in the parish of Alvor
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