Tripadvisor users also had equally harsh words to say about it, with the Centro Histórico de Albufeira (the old town), particularly drawing some unfortunate comments. One user thought it was an ...

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”.

Newly proposed rules mean fines of more than €1,500 could be issued if tourists are found wandering around the resort town in their swimwear. Albufeira is the latest of several popular tourist ...