Sunday 24 August 2014
The Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal.
It has an area of 4,997 square kilometres
with 451,005
permanent inhabitants, and incorporates 16 municipalities. The region has
as its administrative centre the city of Faro, where both the region's
international airport and public
university are located. Tourism and
related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer
economy. Source
