Kingdom of the Algarve
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The Kingdom of the Algarve was a nominal kingdom within the Kingdom of Portugal, located in the southernmost region of continental Portugal. From 1471 onwards it came to encompass Portugal's holdings
The Arch of Rest in Faro, where Afonso III of Portugal legendarily rested after the "end of the Reconquista".
A caricature of year 1833 showing the clash between Miguel I of Portugal and Pedro IV of Portugal, which caused turmoil in the Algarve
Henrique o Rei
Portrait of Philip II of Spain by Sofonisba Anguissola 002b
Algarve
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The Algarve is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of 4,997 km2 with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities.
Kingdom of the Algarve
…in North Africa, which were referred to as "African Algarve" (Algarve Africano) or "Algarve-Beyond-the-Sea" (Algarve d'Além-Mar), in contrast with "European Algarve" (Algarve Europeu; Algarve d'Aquém-Mar, literally "Algarve on this side of the sea"); as such, the name of the kingdom was pluralized to Kingdom of the…
Faro Portugal
Palácio de Estói Portugal
Faro Portugal
Beach at Albufeira