Loulé | ||
District | Faro district | |
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Residents | 70.622 (2011) | |
height | 49 m | |
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Loulé is a district town in Portugal, it lies in the Algarve. The largest communities (Frequesias) in a circle (Concelho) are Quarteira, Almancil and São Clemente (Loulé) as well São Sebastião (Loulé). The coast of Loulé is part of the Rock Algarve, known as (Barlavento).
background
The area around Loulé was already settled in the Stone Age. Carthaginians, Phoenicians and Romans lived here. After that, the Moors ruled the Iberian Peninsula. In 1249 the city was recaptured and in 1266 it was granted city rights. The 1755 earthquake caused severe damage to the entire region.
The development of the last decades has been determined by tourism. The localities that emerged on the drawing board like Vilamoura and Quarteira are popular tourist destinations of a fairly international audience.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is in the neighboring city Faro.
By train
The 1 Loulé train station just outside of town on the route of the Linha do Algarve, it connects Lagos (Portugal) above Faro With Vila Real de Santo Antonio on the Spanish border.
By bus
- 2 Terminal Rodoviário de Quarteira (Quarteira Bus Terminal), Av. Francisco Sá Carneiro, 8125-507 Quarteira. Tel.: 351289389143.
In the street
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Igreja de Sao Lourenço de Almancil
- 2 Villa of Vilamoura (Cerro da Vila)
- 3 Igreja Matriz de Loulé (Igreja de Sao Clemente)
- 4 Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Mãe Soberana). Art Nouveau church.
- 5 Convento de Santo António
- 6 Pelourinho de Loulé, fragments (Fragments of a pillory)
- 7 Castelo de Loulé
activities
Beach
- 1 Praia de Vilamoura
- 2 Praia de Quarteira
golf
- 3 San Lorenzo Golf Course, Quinta do Lago, 8135-162 Almancil.
- 4 Pinheiros Golf Course, Formosa Park Apartment Hotel, Praia de Ancao Reserva Natural da Ria Formosa, 172, Almancil.
- 5 Vale do Lobo Ocean, R. do Golfe 1073A, 8135-034 Almancil.
miscellaneous
shop
- 1 Mercado Municipal de Loulé, R. José Fernandes Guerreiro 34, 8100-535 Loulé.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.cm-loule.pt/ - Loulé official website