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Albufeira
The Arabs rightly named Albufeira Castle of the
Sea, Al-Bhuera, whilst centuries before the Romans called it
Ballum. When Albufeira was visited in the XVI Century by king,
Sebastian the Desired, it boasted a fort and walls of defence
against the English and french corsairs, then the scourge of
the Algarve coast.
Still retaining the character of a fishing village,
Albufeira is today renowned as a lively pleasure resort. The
winding streets of the old town lead to the Praça da
República, the cosmopolitan centre. The harbour walls
offer a panorama of the white houses tumbling down the cliff
to the sea.
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