Albufeira

I was first introduced to Albuferia when I won free flights on a Hoover Competition back in 1993. I went with my Wife to be, who had already been on a few occasions camping. We stayed in an appartment in San Rafael which is on the edge of the old Albuferia town. We would regularly walk into thetown each night and would look in awe at a town which could quite honestly have been in a time warp back in the after war years. The roads were very steep in places and there was a great tunnel built into the cliff face, which took you onto the fantastic golden sandy beach. I remember even now how we would see an old beggar lady each day, sitting there with a bowl. Poverty was not ...  Read the complete review

Have been to Albuferia about twice a year for the last 5 or so years now and I still love it as much as I did the first time. I'm in my late twenties but there are things to do for every age. Weather is hottest in July and August as you might expect but you can get weather in the 70s in April and October although you may experience a day or two of rain. Weather in the summer can hit 100 so beware!! The breeze coming off the Atlantic will cool you down a bit though. There are a number of accommodations I would reccommend in the New Town (which is where I always stay). Clube Praia Da Oura is a big complex right on the beach. This has in house entertainment, a ...  Read the complete review

We arrived in Albufeira at around 3pm in the afternoon on 7th July 2007 and the first thing that hit us was the heat. We hadn't anticipated how hot it was going to be! Me, my twin sister and our two best friends were on our first holiday together. We were all 16. We got the coach to our hotel which took around an hour. The transfer coach was stuffy and really hot, so wasn't a pleasent ride. Our hotel looked really grand from the outside and we had no problem checking in. We were staying all inclusive in an apartment in the hotel which was brilliant. We had a small kitchen, a large living room with two pull out beds, a bedroom with two beds ...  Read the complete review

Albufeira is located in the Algarve area of southern Portugal which is well known for its amazing beaches, great weather, numerous golf courses and great seafood such as grilled sardines and Cataplan! It's a very popular location for Britsih and Irish tourists. I've been three times to Albufeira and absolutely love it! The beaches are amazing - endless sand and very clean. They range from the larger beaches with sunbeds that you can hired for about Euro7 per day to the more secluded quieter beaches which you can chill out on with very few people around to disturb you. There are plenty of watersports available to take part in on the beach such as banana ...  Read the complete review

this review is for the alfaga hotel in albufeira (there didn't seem to be any better place to put it so i out it under albufeira in general) Alfagar apartments Albufeira. We were on the coach from the Airport at Faro for about 1hr before being dropped off at the Alfagar Apartments. When we arrived at about tea time we went to the reception and were greeted by the receptionist who took our passports over night (we were later told by a English man living in Albufeira that due to passport cloning we should have refused to do this.) and he arranged for a member of staff to take us to our room in his people carrier. The room was only a minuet away but ...  Read the complete review