The biggest and busiest resort town in the Algarve is Albufeira. As a holiday destination, you´ll love it or hate it. It is easy to reach Albufeira with your car hire Albufeira. The town itself consists of old and new sections. In the oldest part vestiges of its Roman origins survive, but the town expanded massively in the last few decades. Now, Albufeira runs seamlessly from the fishing village of Olhos dÁgua on the eastern outskirts to the beach at Galé on the west side. The latest part is the ultra-modern and extremely colourful marina. It offers plenty of variety, and retired couples feel just as at home here as do the raving teenagers and families with young children. Albufeira is merged into today´s extensive holiday-land suburbia.
The old centre, around the square tucked behind Fishermen´s and Peneco beaches, is still one of the main hubs of activity. The old centre has enough parking area where you can leave your car hire Albufeira. Others are in the vicinity of Praia da Oura and “the Srtip” in Areias de São João. It stretches from the Montechoro Hotel, past scores of cafés, restaurants and bars, all the way down to a big busy beach called Praia da Oura.
Albufeira is the most tourist-intensive place in the whole of Portugal, but the old town charm still exists, and can be found in a labyrinth of narrow streets, lined with whitewashed houses, apartments, cafés and shops. All this leads down to the hillside a central square, which is a great place to sit and watch the world go by.
The undiluted holiday atmosphere of Albufeira merges back into the real world at Guia, now renowned as much for its big shoping centres as its simple chicken. Free parking for your Albufeira car hire. Villages a little further out, like Paderne and Alte, are content to remain in their time warp.