Environment
Vilamoura 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 30 km away.
It is more than 50 km to the mountains and 10 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 less than 1 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: 16.000 inhabitants. Population in the entire municipality of Loulé: 62.500 inhabitants.
Vilamoura is actually not a city - it's a private owned tourist resort, and a Marina. One
of the largest single tourist complexes in Europe! - covering an area of approx. 20 km² of land. Vilamoura resort/Marina
is situated next-door to the city of
Quarteira.
Vilamoura has the same postalcode as Quarteira - and the information above is regarding Quarteira and
Vilamoura combined.
Vilamoura was started from scratch by a wealthy banker from Lisbon in 1974. It is one of Europes
largest tourist beach resorts, and the largest private leisure resort in Portugal. It houses five (!) first
class golf courses, a modern casino, a Marina and an airstrip.
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.
