Village Loulé
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A whitewashed village folded into the hills of the Loulé interior, often held up as one of the prettiest in the Algarve. Its springs, the Fonte Pequena and Fonte Grande, run all year under old trees and stone picnic tables, and after the rains the Queda do Vigário waterfall drops over a travertine ledge a short walk away. The lanes above the church keep the chimneys, tiles and pace of the old barrocal.
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Getting thereAbout half an hour inland from Loulé or Albufeira by car; the springs are signed from the village centre.
Best time to visitSpring, when the waterfall runs and the hills are green; the village's May folk festivities are its liveliest days.
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Famous for its neo-Moorish covered market and artisan workshops. A bustling, local administrative city that offers a cultural day trip away from the coast.
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- Where is Alte?
- Alte is by Loulé, in the Algarve, Portugal.
- How do you get to Alte?
- About half an hour inland from Loulé or Albufeira by car; the springs are signed from the village centre.
- When is the best time to visit Alte?
- Spring, when the waterfall runs and the hills are green; the village's May folk festivities are its liveliest days.
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