Environment
Almancil is located in the south of Portugal - in the region of Algarve. Here you will find 205 km of
coastline with the finest golden sandy beaches along the Atlantic Ocean.
Crystal clear waters, clear blue skies and vivid green grass - a paradise for all kinds of watersports.
Algarve is, above all, most famous for it's championship golf courses - some of the worlds best ranked golfcourses lies in Algarve.
Some distances of interest
The closest airport is Faro Internationale Airport, located 10 km away.
It is more than 50 km to the mountains and 20 km to the nearest river.
In Portugal the Atlantic Ocean is always "close by" - distances from estern inland border will
maximum be a two hour drive. The closest beach is 10 km away.
Climate : Ocean clima with nice hot humid summers and with a cool breeze from the sea in wintertime Town character : Leasure Primary Industry : Tourism
Municipal holiday: Ascension Day (celebrated 40 days after Easter)
Population in city proper: 9.000 inhabitants. Population in the municipality: 65.000 inhabitants.
Almancil is a town and a civil parish(freguesia) of Loulé, situated in the Algarve in the south of Portugal.
Almancil has become an important centre for providing services to feed the needs of two nearby well-established resorts; Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo.
The area has many resorts and housing developments. 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.
Close by to the east of Almancil is a small village named São Lourenço. The church here is well worth a visit - as it is covered inside with beautiful 18th Century ceramic tiles and is an outstanding example in the Algarve.
Football
Also located in Almancil is the Estadio Algarve - which was used in the 2004 European Football Championship. It is the home ground of Louletano DC and SC Farense.
An expensive area
A 2007 study made by two consulting groups, Quinta do Lago along with Vale do Lobo and Almancil make up the most expensive real estate region in Portugal. It is rumoured that Elton John, George Michael, Madonna, Alan Shearer and Luis Figo own property in this area.
Wine from the region of Algarve
Portugal produces some of the world's finest, oldest, unique and highest value-added wines.
The country has a large variety of native breeds - about 285 - producing a very wide
variety of different wines with distinctive personality.
