Local mayor Rolo first proposed a new tourism strategy in April 2024 when he said that while the sun and beaches of Albufeira would continue to be a draw for visitors, the town needed to be promoted ...

Tourists in the Portuguese beach city of Albufeira may face huge fines if they walk through the city in only their swimwear under new proposals. The party city in the southern Algarve region ...

On a Reddit forum, Albufeira was described as being an “urban hell” due to its “ugliness” with other social media platforms calling the region a “town of drunk Brit meltdown”.

However, if you’re heading to Albufeira, the sun-soaked city in Portugal’s glorious Algarve region, there are some new rules in place that you need to know about. In 2024, eight Brits were ...

Under the new plans, anyone wearing a bikini or going without a shirt away from the beach could be fined up to €1,500 (£1,250). Albufeira joins a relatively long list of European cities with ...

Town hall chiefs in the party resort of Albufeira have announced the penalty ... for falling foul of the law set at £1,500 under the new draft rules. Street drinking is also a ‘no-no’ under ...