The Algarve (pron. IPA: [aɫ'gaɾv(ɨ)]) is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal, incorporating 16 municipalities. Continental Portugal or Mainland Portugal (Portugal Continental is the designation of the Mainland Portuguese territory located on Europe Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The capital is the city of Faro. Faro (ˈfaɾu is a city and municipality in southern Portugal. Other cities are Albufeira, Lagoa, Lagos, Loulé, Olhão, Silves, Tavira, and Vila Real de Santo António. Albufeira ( pron aɫbu'fɐjɾɐ is a Portuguese city and a municipality in the District of Faro, Algarve region Lagoa ( Portuguese for Lagoon, pond or small lake may refer to the following places In Brazil Campina da Lagoa, Paraná Lagos ( pron 'laguʃ literally "Lakes" is a city and a municipality at the mouth of the river Bensafrim in the southern region of Algarve Loulé ( pron lo(ow'lɛ is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 764 Olhão ( pron o'ʎɐ̃w̃ or Olhão da Restauração is a city and a municipality in the Algarve region southern Portugal. Silves ( pron 'siɫvɨʃ is a town and a municipality in the Algarve, southern Portugal. Tavira or Tabira is another name for Durango Spain. Tavira ( pron Vila Real de Santo António ( pron 'vilɐ ʁi'aɫ dɨ 'sɐ̃tu ɐ̃'tɔnju often pronounced as ʁi'aɫ dɨ sɐ̃tɐ̃'tɔnju}} is a city civil parish and municipality Quarteira, which is a town and a parish in the Loulé municipality, is another town with 'city' (Portuguese cidade) status, but its population varies greatly from season to season. Quarteira ( pron. kwɐɾ'teiɾɐ or) is a Portuguese city and a parish located in the municipality of Loulé. The Algarve is one of the regions of Portugal according to NUTS II subdivisions. The administrative divisions of Portugal are undergoing changes The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode The region coincides with the district of Faro, and has as its administrative centre the town of Faro, where are located both the region's international airport (Faro/Algarve Airport) [FAO] and public university (the University of the Algarve). The District of Faro ( pron 'faɾu is the southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve. Faro (ˈfaɾu is a city and municipality in southern Portugal. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land Faro Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto Internacional de Faro) is located about 4 A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. The University of the Algarve ( Universidade do Algarve or UAlg for short is a Portuguese Public university with administrative and financial
Tourism and related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer economy. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Fish, seafood and fruit production, which includes oranges, carob beans, figs and almonds, are important activities in the region.
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History
The Conii, influenced by Tartessos, were established by the sixth century BC in the region of the Algarve. The Cynetes or Conii were a one of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula, living in today's Algarve and Low Alentejo regions of southern Tartessos (also Tartessus) was a harbor city and its surrounding culture on the south coast of the They would be strongly influenced by the Celtici. The Celtici were a Celtic tribe of the Iberian peninsula, akin either to the Lusitanians and Gallaecians or the Celtiberians, living The Phoenicians had established trading ports along the coast circa 1000 BC. Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun The Carthaginians founded Portus Hanibalis — known today as Portimão — in circa 550 BC. Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers The Romans in the 2nd century BC spread through the Iberian Peninsula, and many Roman ruins can still be seen in the region, notably in Lagos. The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra
In the 5th century the Visigoths took control of the Algarve until the beginning of the Moorish invasion in 711. The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent When the Moors conquered Lagos in 716 it was called Zawaia. Faro, which the Christian residents had called Santa Maria, was renamed Faraon, which means "the settlement of the Knights. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth "
Due to the Moorish occupation of Iberia, the region was called "Al-Gharb Al-Andalus". Al-Andalus (الأندلس was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims or Al-Gharb means "the west"; Al-Andalus, as the greater Iberian region was known, makes reference to the Vandals, a Germanic tribe who had previously occupied the southern part of the peninsula. Arabic has no way of expressing the 'V' sound.
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In the mid-12th century, the Moorish occupation ended: the "Al-Gharb" has been since then the kingdom of Algarve. It was not until the 13th century that the Portuguese finally secured the region against subsequent Moorish attempts to recapture the area - see Reconquista. The Reconquista (a Spanish and Portuguese word for "Reconquest" Arabic: الاسترداد, "Recapturing" was a period King Afonso III of Portugal started calling himself King of Portugal and Algarve. Afonso III (ɐˈfõsu in Portuguese; rare English alternatives Alphonzo or Alphonse) or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese Later on, after 1471, with the conquest of territories in Northern Africa (considered as the Algarve of abroad in Africa) the title became with Afonso V of Portugal, King of Portugal and the Algarves here (in Europe) and abroad in Africa, and it stayed so till the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic in 1910. Afonso V (ɐˈfõsu in Portuguese; English Alphonzo) or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese the African ( Port Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
In the 15th century, Henry the Navigator based himself in Sagres and conducted various maritime expeditions which established Portugal as a colonial power. The Infante Henrique Duke of Viseu ( Porto, March 4, 1394 – Sagres, November 13, 1460) pron
The Algarve was a semi-autonomous area of Portugal with a governor from 1595 to 1808, as well as a separate taxation system until the end of the 18th century. During this time, to reflect the Algarve's unique status, Portuguese monarchs were known as "King of Portugal and The Algarves. "
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake damaged several areas in the Algarve, where a tsunami dismantled some coastal fortresses and, in the lower levels, razed houses. The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, took place on November 1 1755 at around 940 in the morning A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when Almost all the coastal towns and villages of the Algarve were heavily damaged, except Faro, which was protected by the sandy banks of Ria Formosa lagoon. Faro (ˈfaɾu is a city and municipality in southern Portugal. The Ria Formosa lagoon located in Algarve, in southern Portugal, is a system of barrier islands that communicates with the sea through 6 inlets In Lagos, the waves reached the top of the city walls. Lagos ( pron 'laguʃ literally "Lakes" is a city and a municipality at the mouth of the river Bensafrim in the southern region of Algarve The town of Vila Real de Santo António was destroyed by a wave from the earthquake, and rebuilt many years later in 1774. Vila Real de Santo António ( pron 'vilɐ ʁi'aɫ dɨ 'sɐ̃tu ɐ̃'tɔnju often pronounced as ʁi'aɫ dɨ sɐ̃tɐ̃'tɔnju}} is a city civil parish and municipality For many Portuguese coastal regions, including the Algarve, the destructive effects of the tsunami were more disastrous than those of the earthquake proper.
In 1807 when Junot was leading the first Napoleonic invasion in the north of Portugal, the Algarve was occupied by the Spanish troops of Manuel Godoy. Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st Duc d' Abrantès ( October 23, 1771 &ndash July 29, 1813) was a French General Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Don Manuel Francisco Domingo de Godoy (di Bassano y Alvarez de Faria de los Ríos y Sánchez-Zarzosa, also Manuel de Godoy y Alvarez de Faria de los Ríos Sánchez Zarzosa The Algarve became the first part of Portugal to liberate itself from Spanish occupation, in the rebellion of Olhão in 1808. Olhão ( pron o'ʎɐ̃w̃ or Olhão da Restauração is a city and a municipality in the Algarve region southern Portugal.
Geography
The Algarve is hilly, but traversed with rich valleys. Its highest point is the mountain range of Monchique, with a maximum altitude of 906m (Peak of the Fóia).
It is composed of 5,412 square kilometres with approximately 410,000 permanent inhabitants (density of 76 inhabitants per square kilometre). This figure increases to over a million people at the height of summer due to an influx of tourists. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel
The region is also the home of the Ria Formosa lagoon, a nature reserve of over 170 square kilometres and a stopping place for hundreds of different birds. The Ria Formosa lagoon located in Algarve, in southern Portugal, is a system of barrier islands that communicates with the sea through 6 inlets nature reserve ( natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is a Protected area of importance for Wildlife, flora
The Algarve is a popular destination for tourism, primarily because of its beaches, Mediterranean climate, safety and relatively low costs. A Mediterranean climate is one that resembles the Climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, which includes over half of the area with this climate type world-wide The length of the south-facing coastline is approximately 155 kilometres. Beyond the westernmost point of Cape St. Vincent it stretches a further 50 kilometres to the north. Cape St Vincent (Cabo de São Vicente 'kabu dɨ sɐ̃ũ vi'sẽtɨ next to the Sagres Point, on the so-called Costa Vicentina (Vincentine Coast is The coastline is notable for picturesque limestone caves and grottoes, particularly around Lagos, which are accessible by powerboat. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter Praia da Marinha, Lagoa was classified as one of the 100 most beautiful and well preserved beaches of the world. Lagoa ( pron. lɐ'goɐ is a Portuguese city in the district of Faro, in the region known as the Algarve, with about 6100 inhabitants There are many other beautiful and famous summer places such as Albufeira, Vilamoura, Praia da Rocha, Lagos, Armação de Pêra, Alvor, Monte Gordo Tavira,Salema and Sagres. Albufeira ( pron aɫbu'fɐjɾɐ is a Portuguese city and a municipality in the District of Faro, Algarve region Vilamoura is in the municipality of Loulé, in the Algarve, Portugal. Praia da Rocha ( English: "Rock Beach" is the beach and built up area on the Atlantic Ocean which is the southern section of the municipality/ Concelho Lagos ( pron 'laguʃ literally "Lakes" is a city and a municipality at the mouth of the river Bensafrim in the southern region of Algarve Armação de Pêra ( pron. ɐɾmɐ'sɐ̃ũ dɨ 'peɾɐ is a Civil parish of the municipality of Silves in the Algarve, Portugal. Monte Gordo is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, the southeasternmost of the Algarve, Portugal Tavira or Tabira is another name for Durango Spain. Tavira ( pron It is also host to the annual Algarve Cup invitational tournament for national teams in women's football. The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in Women's football (soccer.
Municipalities
Maps: Interactive map of the Algarve The region is divided into 16 municipalities:
- Albufeira
- Alcoutim
- Aljezur
- Castro Marim
- Faro
- Lagoa
- Lagos
- Loulé
- Monchique
- Olhão
- Portimão
- São Brás de Alportel
- Silves
- Tavira
- Vila do Bispo
- Vila Real de Santo António
Note: the Algarve region and the Faro district are coexistent (comprise exactly the same territory). Albufeira ( pron aɫbu'fɐjɾɐ is a Portuguese city and a municipality in the District of Faro, Algarve region Alcoutim ( pron aɫko(ow'tĩ is a Town and a municipality in southeastern Portugal near the border with Spain. Aljezur ( pron. aɫʒɨ'zuɾ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 323 Castro Marim ( pron 'kaʃtɾu mɐ'ɾĩ is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal. Faro (ˈfaɾu is a city and municipality in southern Portugal. Lagoa ( pron. lɐ'goɐ is a Portuguese city in the district of Faro, in the region known as the Algarve, with about 6100 inhabitants Lagos ( pron 'laguʃ literally "Lakes" is a city and a municipality at the mouth of the river Bensafrim in the southern region of Algarve Loulé ( pron lo(ow'lɛ is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 764 Monchique ( pron mõ'ʃik(ɨ is a municipality of southern Portugal, in the district of Faro (formerly the province of Algarve Olhão ( pron o'ʎɐ̃w̃ or Olhão da Restauração is a city and a municipality in the Algarve region southern Portugal. Portimão (puɾti'mɐ̃w̃ is a City located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve on the southern coast of São Brás de Alportel ( pron. sɐ̃w̃ bɾaʃ dɨ aɫpuɾ'tɛɫ is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 153 Silves ( pron 'siɫvɨʃ is a town and a municipality in the Algarve, southern Portugal. Tavira or Tabira is another name for Durango Spain. Tavira ( pron Vila do Bispo ( pron. 'vila du 'biʃpu is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 179 Vila Real de Santo António ( pron 'vilɐ ʁi'aɫ dɨ 'sɐ̃tu ɐ̃'tɔnju often pronounced as ʁi'aɫ dɨ sɐ̃tɐ̃'tɔnju}} is a city civil parish and municipality The Algarve has several cities,towns and villages. It also includes some islands and islets.
Economy
Agricultural products of the region include fig, almond, orange (laranja do Algarve), carob bean, strawberry tree and cork oak. Ficus is a Genus of about 850 Species of woody Trees Shrubs Vines Epiphytes and hemi-epiphytes in the family The Almond ( Prunus dulcis, syn Prunus amygdalus Batsch Amygdalus communis L An orange —specifically the sweet orange —is the Citrus fruit Citrus sinensis ( syn The Carob tree (from Arabic: خروب "kharūb" and Hebrew: חרוב Charuv) Ceratonia siliqua, is a Leguminous The Strawberry Tree ( Arbutus unedo L is an Evergreen Shrub or small Tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the The Cork Oak ( Quercus suber) is a medium-sized Evergreen Oak tree in the section ''Quercus'' sect Horticulture is important and the region's landscape was known for the large areas of land covered with plastic greenhouses which are used for that end. Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse or hothouse) is a building where plants are cultivated Fishing and aquaculture are important activities in the coastal area of Algarve, with sardines, soles, cyprinids, gilt-head bream and various seafood being the major productions. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms including Molluscs Crustaceans and aquatic plants For the hide and seek-like game see Hide and seek. Sardines, or pilchards, are a group of several types of small Oily The soles are Flatfishes of various families Generally speaking they are the members of the family Soleidae, but outside Europe, the name 'sole' is also The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek κυπρῖνος ( kuprīnos "carp" consists of the Carps The gilt-head (sea bream Sparus aurata (Linn is a fish of the bream family Sparidae found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern coastal regions Seafood is any Sea Animal or Seaweed that is served as Food, or is suitable for eating particularly saltwater animals such Food processing, cement and construction, are the main industries. Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw Ingredients into Food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by In the most general sense of the word a cement is a binder a substance which sets and hardens independently and can bind other materials together In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure Tourism related activities are extensive and make the bulk of Algarve's economy during summer time. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel
Tourism and immigration in the Algarve
In the 1960s the Algarve became a very popular destination for tourists, mainly from Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It has since become a common destination for Germans, Dutch and Irish people. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate Many of these tourists own their own property in the region. There are Algarve-based English-written publications and newspapers specifically addressed to this community. To publish is to make content Publicly known. The term is most frequently applied to the distribution of text or images on paper or to the placing of content A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. In addition to the natural beauties and plenty of beaches, the Algarve has invested in the creation of a network of golf courses. Well-known beaches in the Algarve range from Praia da Luz to Armação de Pêra. Praia da Luz (pɾaiɐdɐˈluʃ "Beach of Light" is a Village and Resort located about 6km from Lagos in the Algarve, Portugal Armação de Pêra ( pron. ɐɾmɐ'sɐ̃ũ dɨ 'peɾɐ is a Civil parish of the municipality of Silves in the Algarve, Portugal. A well known spa town is Caldas de Monchique. See also Mineral spa A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons to "take the waters" Caldas de Monchique is a Spa town in the Monchique mountains in the Algarve region of Portugal.
Algarve's mild climate attracts interest from Northern Europeans wishing to have a holiday home or residence on the region. Being a region of Portugal, and therefore in the European Union, any EU citizen have the right to freely buy property and reside with little formality in the Algarve. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Citizenship of the European Union was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty signed in 1992 [1] British expatriates, followed by German, Dutch and Scandinavians, are among the largest groups wishing to own a home in this Portugal's sunny region.
Tourism plays an important role in the economy of the Algarve region. A large number of seasonal job opportunities are tourism-related and are fulfilled by thousands of immigrant workers arrived from countries like Brazil, Ukraine and Cape Verde, among others. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia
In March 2007 the Minister of Economy, Manuel Pinho, announced the creation of the "Allgarve" brand, as a part of a strategical promotion of the Algarve as a tourism destination for foreign citizens. [2]
Accommodation
Accommodation in the Algarve ranges from high rise resorts in places like Albufeira to traditional guesthouses, located in the small towns and villages surrounding the algarve coast. Over the past 50 years the Algarve has seen an increase in development, particularly from non-Portuguese developers. While these developments are certainly not on the same level as those in Spain, they have resulted in visual pollution which has affected residents living in the area. Over the past few years many tourists visiting the Algarve have moved away from the resorts, and have chosen the comfort of a traditional Algarve guesthouse, many of these run by ex-pats from England, Holland, and Germany who have escaped to the Algarve for a quieter life.
Education in the Algarve
The region has several private and public secondary schools, primary schools as well as kindergartens. There are also international schools such as VVIS International School, Barlavento Primary School and Vilamoura International School as well as the International School of the Algarve, located in Porches, Lagoa.
The University of the Algarve, headquartered in Faro with an extension in Portimão, is a public university which awards all academic degrees in fields ranging from marine biology to economics to environmental engineering. The University of the Algarve ( Universidade do Algarve or UAlg for short is a Portuguese Public university with administrative and financial Faro (ˈfaɾu is a city and municipality in southern Portugal. Portimão (puɾti'mɐ̃w̃ is a City located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve on the southern coast of Marine biology is the scientific study of living Organisms in the Ocean or other marine or Brackish bodies of water Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Environmental engineering is the application of Science and Engineering principles to improve the environment (air water and/or land resources There are also several higher and medium-education private institutions.
Weather
The summer months see high temperatures that attract beach-goers and sun-lovers from around the world.
The Algarve has the perfect weather and climate for tourism.
The maximum temperatures in the Algarve fluctuate between 15 and 31 °C, with the temperature never falling below zero in the winter months. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale.
See also
References
External links
- Official Algarve Tourist Information Homepage
- Official Algarve Summer Events Website
- Algarve Tourist Guide
- Algarve Portal
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