Events in Algarve in November and December
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Three yearly Algarve events
The Algarve is not only one of the most visited regions in Europe, but thanks to its wonderful weather and rich, diverse and vibrant culture, it is also a modern hub for creative arts. The region is much more-so than great sandy beaches and wonderful food, so let’s take a bit of time and talk about three of the major, yearly, events that take place somewhere in the Algarve.
Algarve: A very quick history of the region
We talk a lot about the Algarve on this blog, and we’ll do a lot more talking in the weeks to come, so it might be time for a crash course in the history of the region in which we’ll rapidly go through the major events that have shaped the society, culture and people of this region.
The first of the ancient Mediterranean civilizations to set up shop in the region were the Phoenicians, a great trading civilization who had trading ports in the Algarve about three thousand years ago. Then the Carthaginians founded Portus Hanibalis – modern-day Portimao – sometime in the sixth century BC.
The Algarve opens two new solar energy parks
The Algarve is set become the host of two new solar energy parks, one will be in Silves and the other will be in Albufeira, and they are expected to produce enough electricity to supply more than seventeen thousand people, starting this September.
Now that may seem a bit weird but keep in mind that this is the Algarve, this is the region that sees on average three-hundred sunny days per year, so a solar energy park opening in September is nothing strange. Actually the Algarve is by far one of the best European regions where such projects can exist.
Algarve cuisine
The Algarve cuisine, as is the case with other gastronomies around the world, is heavily influenced by a mixture of factors such as geography, history and various cultural influences.
While most people will be familiar with the coastline of the Algarve and its many great beaches, there is much more to the region than just that. In fact the large majority of the Algarve is not made up of coastline, it is a landscape made up of rolling hills and valleys, all of which are dotted with almond, fig, olive and orange trees.
Some Algarve peak season 2012 numbers
Considering the tough economic times that the entire European region has been going through, and is expected to still go through for the near future, especially the rising economic problems in both Portugal and Spain, the prospects for tourism in the Algarve were not extremely optimist, looking from the outside.
It turns out however, that the Algarve peak season tourism numbers have met the expectations of the local Algarve Hotels and Resorts Association, in fact they were slightly larger than the numbers in the same period of 2011.
Festival da sardinha Portimao – The Portimao Sardine Festival
It’s a good thing that the Portimao Sardine Festival exists, otherwise this town would be nothing more than just another resort city.
The Portuguese town of Portimao is one of the many Algarve resorts that attract many millions of visitors each year. It is located on the southern coast of Portugal and offers a plethora of attractions and activities for its visitors thanks to the presence of the sea and such.
However we’ll be talking about one event that sets Portimao apart from the many other Algarve resorts, namely the Portimao Festival da Sardinha, or the Portimao Sardine Festival.
