Albufeira Hotels

On the topic of business: there may well be more people in dancing hot spot Fastnet Bar at 3.30 a.m. than there are actually sleeping in the resorts! If you’re not one of them and actually manage to get up before midday, you can watch the pros teeing off at the Pine Cliffs Golf Club. Better yet, get a taste of Albufeira’s charming, hidden culture by venturing deep down the narrow streets of former fishing village Armacao de Pera. A little further – ahh, there you are…

Albufeira’s Top 10

Albufeira Events

Transporting tourists and locals back to the height of the city’s importance, January’s Paderne Medieval Festival celebrates the 14th century with music and feasting abound.

Marking Portugal’s liberation from a hated dictatorship, Liberation Day’s April celebrations include a street parade and dancing well into the night.

The skies fill with colourful hot-air balloons as Portugal’s top balloonists go up, up and away for Balloons Meeting in June.

August’s Sardine Festival is exactly what it says – three days of salty, tinned, skin-inclusive seafood.

October’s Feira da Guia celebrates Portuguese folk art and music from one of the city’s most postcard-perfect beaches.

When To Visit

July and August are especially hot, with the sheltered bays receiving no respite from passing ocean winds.

November and December are pleasant but busy as Portugal fills with vacationing northern Europeans escaping the cold.

February to April is the best time to visit, as you get the best of the Easter and Carnaval festivities.

Getting Aroung

Most of the city can be reached on foot, including some off-the-beaten-track discoveries.

Renting a car is a good option if you want to explore the untouched countryside surrounding Albufeira.

You can reach the city by bus or train from Lisbon, or vice versa if you need to make a quick escape.

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