08/04/2010
First and foremost, Albufeira is famed for its beaches, for the countless shades and tones of its rocks and cliffs. The streets in the hold Cerro da Vila (mediaeval area) still preserve the picturesque appeal of whitewashed houses and steeply narrow streets. In Travessa da Igreja Velha, an old moorish arch indicates the place where stood a primitive mosque, later transformed in the town´s first church.
