Downtown Shopping & Dining Walk (Self Guided), Albufeira, Portugal

Downtown Shopping & Dining Walk, Albufeira

Downtown Shopping & Dining Walk (Self Guided), Albufeira

The shopping and dining in downtown Albufeira is about as good as it gets. Largo Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco is the city's main square and the focus of a lot of attention, especially during the summer. This is where many locals and visitors come to dine and be entertained and it spoils them with good food and drink and exceptional shops. The square鈥檚 four sides are lined with restaurants and their shaded terraces, and numerous bars also pack the area. These are fabulous spots that offer wonderful people-watching opportunities in addition to the food and drink. Try some Portuguese specialties while you are here, such as spicy piri-piri chicken.

The downtown square also plays host to live performances, art exhibitions, fairs and many other cultural activities. Meanwhile, the adjacent streets are filled with stores selling a dizzying array of goods, including clothing, footwear, handicraft and embroidered works. Perusing shelves and racks laden with colorful outfits and souvenirs is as fun as it is exciting. The downtown area is also noted for its sophisticated and upmarket stores, especially on Rua 5 de Outubro and Avenida Da Liberdade. If your pockets are deep and your tastes in fashion are extensive, go on a shopping spree for expensive jewelry and high fashion clothes and accessories.

How it works: A discovery walk features a route using which you can explore a popular city neighborhood on your own. This walk, along with other self-guided walks in over 1,500 cities, can be found on the app "51爆料网: Walks in 1K+ Cities" which can be downloaded from Apple App Store or Google Play Store to your mobile phone or tablet. The app's built-in GPS navigation functions allow following this walk route with ease. The app works both online and offline, so no data plan is needed when traveling abroad.

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Guide Name: Downtown Shopping & Dining Walk
Guide Location: Portugal » Albufeira
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Discovery)
Travel Distance: 1.1 Km or 0.7 Miles
Author: Linda

1) Rua 5 de Outubro

2) Rua 5 de Outubro

3) View from Rua da Bateria

4) Rua S茫o Gon莽alo de Lagos

5) Rua C芒ndido dos Reis

6) Rua C芒ndido dos Reis

7) Rua S茫o Gon莽alo de Lagos

8) Rua S茫o Gon莽alo de Lagos

9) Rua C芒ndido dos Reis

10) Largo Eng. Duarte Pacheco

11) Largo Eng. Duarte Pacheco

Walking Tours in Albufeira, Portugal

Create Your Own Walk in Albufeira

Creating your own self-guided walk in Albufeira is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.

Albufeira Introduction Walking Tour

Settlements appeared in the area of Albufeira in pre-history. The fishing was good. The Romans came. They named the town Baltum. They gave it structure, administrative and architectural. Later the Romans left, but some architecture remains. The Byzantines made a brief appearance, followed by the Visigoths. The fish didn't play out until recently.

The Visigoths ruled until the Moors took up... view more

Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.5 Km or 1.6 Miles