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Explore the Albufeira
The toponym Albufeira comes from the Arabic denomination “Al-buhera” meaning “castle of the sea”, a reason that may be linked to the proximity of the ocean and/or the lagoon that formed in the lower part of the locality. The Arabs built solid defensive fortifications, making it almost impregnable, which to some extent was not unfounded, because Albufeira was one of the squares that the Arabs kept longer in their power..
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Also from prehistory are traces attributed to the Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic period (3000-2500 years BC) and the Bronze Age (1200-900/800 years BC). However, it is from the Islamic period (10th-13th centuries) that reserves the greatest archaeological splendor of the municipality of Aljezur, proven by archaeological excavations carried out either in the Castle of Aljezur, in Ponta da Atalaia (Ribat da Arrifana), in Ponta do Castelo – Carrapateira, in the New Church – Aljezur or in Alcaria.
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The first occupants of the Algarve were merchants and state stewards who established their colonies on the coast. Good examples are the Phoenicians and Carthaginians who have long lived only from the resources of the Algarve coast.
But there is a very important fact in the history of the Algarve: the five centuries of Arab occupation, visible in the architecture of the region (worked chimneys and tiles, for example) and in the name of many Algarve regions beginning with ‘Al’.
The Algarve was once part of the Roman province of Lusitania, later moving into the jurisdiction of the Visigoths. The Roman presence left traces in Milreu, Faro, Boca do Rio and Vilamoura.
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Tavira Adventure
City by grandeur of the times gone by, Tavira is situated on the eastern side of the Algarve, half a distance between the Cape of Santa Maria and the mouth of the Guadiana River.
Discover Faro
The earliest landmarks date back to the 8th century BC, during the Phoenician colonization of the Western Mediterranean. The city then served as a trading post, integrated in a broad commercial system based on the exchange of agricultural products, fish and ores..
Explore Aljezur
Aljezur was founded in the 19th century. X by the Arabs who remained here for five centuries until the Christian conquest and here left important marks such as the castle, its cistern, toponymy, like many legends and folk stories
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