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Marina de Vilamoura
- beach
Marina de Vilamoura
8125, Vilamoura
Marina with 1300 berths, at high prices and where it is very difficult to find a place for the vessel. Booking is essential as it is the most popular marina in the country. It has a vast support complex for recreational navigation, providing various repair services (shipyard, electrical repair, engine and sail repair) and has a gantry crane (30 t), mobile crane (3 t), electric crane (1 t ), ramp and tide grid. The surrounding area has several shops, bars, restaurants, hotels, being a place of great nightlife. Next to the marina there are beautiful beaches and golf courses.
Praia de Quarteira
- beach
Praia de Quarteira
8125, Quarteira
Large sandy beach divided by spurs, very popular in summer, especially with domestic tourists. The beach is divided into several concessions, divided by jetties. There are several restaurants along the waterfront.
Casino de Vilamoura
- leisure
Praça do Casino Vilamoura
8126-908, Quarteira
The Vilamoura casino is located in one of the biggest entertainment centers in the Algarve. It has 350 slot machines, 20 game tables with baccarat, black jack and French and American roulette. It has a multipurpose room, the Royal Room, which can be used as a conference room or restaurant. The Mira room, with capacity for 550 people, has shows every night.
Parque Ambiental de Vilamoura
- country
- leisure
Quarteira
8125, Quarteira
The Vilamoura Environmental Park occupies an area of 200 ha of land owned by Vilamoura and was created with the aim of ensuring the preservation of ecosystems of great natural and landscape value. It integrates different areas of land occupation, which originates different types of habitats, with emphasis on wetlands dominated by reedbeds, areas of agricultural land, golf courses, and an area with dense riparian vegetation along the Ribeira de Quarteira.
Fonte Benémola
- heritage
EN510
8100, Querença
Located in the parishes of Querença and Tôr, the classified site of Fonte Benémola is an area of great beauty, where the Ribeira de Menalva (supplied by some springs) provides habitat for a flora dominated by ash trees, willows, tamarisks and leafy trees. The existence of water throughout the year is an attraction factor for a great diversity of faunal species, namely kingfishers, tits, herons, bee-eaters and otters.
Castelo de Loulé
- heritage
Rua Dom Paio Correia, 17
8100-564, Loulé
As in several villages in the Algarve, Loulé also accuses the presence of various peoples: Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans and Moors, who took over the city in 715. The Christian reconquest took place in 1249 and in 1268 the fortress was rebuilt and expanded, being rebuilt in the 16th century. Currently, there are some remains on Rua da Barbacã, Largo da Matriz and Rua Rainha Dona Leonor.
Ruínas do Castelo de Salir
- heritage
Rua dos Muros do Castelo
8100, Salir
Salir might have been the place where D. Paio Peres Correia awaited the arrival of D. Afonso III, so that together they could undertake the conquest of what remained in the province in the hands of the Moors. During the time of King Afonso III, this location became a stronghold, giving the castle a privileged role in the definitive conquest of the Algarve. It is presumed that the castle was burned down and rebuilt twice, and today only ruins of its walls remain.
Parque Natural da Ria Formosa
- country
- leisure
Avenida Ayrton Senna da Silva
8135, Quarteira
With an area of over 18,000 hectares, it is one of Algarve's ex-libris. A place of great natural beauty, it is home to around fifty different species of animals and plants. It is a large natural channel, which runs parallel to the sea.
Parque Municipal de Loulé
- country
- leisure
Avenida 25 de Abril
8100, Loulé
Leisure space in the center of Loulé, with extensive trees and garden areas for picnics. It also has maintenance circuits and is open every day, 24 hours a day.
Aquashow Park Hotel
- hotels
EN396
8125-303, Quarteira
Este hotel combina um parque aquático e temático a um moderno hotel de 4 estrelas. O Aquashow Park Hotel tem 148 quartos, distribuídos por quatro pisos, vocacionados para famílias em busca de lazer e diversão. Climatizados, com design único e inovador, os quartos estão decorados e equipados para proporcionar o conforto necessário para uns dias de descanso, mas também de muita diversão. Seguindo o conceito do Aquashow Park Hotel, jovial e vocacionado para as famílias, os pisos têm cores diferentes, os quartos estão decorados com fotografias temáticas do parque e têm vista para a piscina do hotel ou para o …