Loule
The municipality is composed of 11 parishes, and is located in the District of Faro:
- Almancil is a resort in the southern shoreline of Portugal enjoying a warm climate all year round. It has become an important centre for providing services to feed the needs of two nearby well-established holiday and residential developments; Quinta Do Lago (a tourism geared golf resort twenty minutes west of Faro Airport) and Vale Do Lobo. The area has many resorts and housing developments which appeal mainly to the English. In keeping with the needs of the area there is a large selection of restaurants offering many different forms of cuisine. Also, there are many real estate offices, interior decorators and furnishing shops.
Located in the east of the village is the church of São Lourenço. Covered inside with beautiful 18th Century ceramic tiles it is an outstanding example of Algarvian Architecture.
It is rumoured that George Michael, Madonna, Alan Shearer, Elton John and Luís Figo own property in this area of Portugal.
- Alte is a village and civil parish located in the municipality of Loulé, Portugal. Away from the tourist-crowded coast, Alte is known as one of the most typical and unspoilt villages in the region of the Algarve. Namely, the whitewashed houses, traditional chimneys, and cobbled alleys of the Algarve are omnipresent. The Portuguese poet Cândido Guerreiro was born in Alte, in 1871.
- Boliqueime – Aníbal Cavaco Silva, who was elected president of Portugal in 2006, was born in this village in 1939.
- Quarteira – It is a coastal city and a popular tourist destination, with 2 km of Blue Flag beach. The current President of the parish council is José Coelho Mendes. This city is located by Vilamoura, a popular tourist destination in the Algarve. Every Wednesday, there is a gypsy market in the streets.
- Querença – Heritage Sites: Ponte romana de Tôr ou Ponte romana de Tor, Fonte da Benémola
- Selir (or Selir do Porto) is an Almohad fortress on the Algarve, Portugal, 16 km north of the Town of Loulé. The fortress is built from poured concrete, a technique that was frequently used by the Almohads.
Quinta do Lago, Almancil, Loulé. Photo by Valter Jacinto
Igreja de São Lourenço (Saint Lawrence Church), Almancil, Loulé. Photo by Weetjesman
Fonte Grande (”Big Fountain”) swimming and leisure area; Alte, Loulé. Photo by Osvaldo Gago
