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Guia Destination Guide

Touring Guia in Portugal

Guia in the region of Faro with its 4,173 citizens is a city located in Portugal - some 119 mi or ( 191 km ) South-East of Lisbon , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Guia

Time in Guia is now 07:08 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Lisbon " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vale da Ursa, Taipas, Silves, Sao Bartolomeu de Messines, and Poco das Canas. Being here already, consider visiting Vale da Ursa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Guia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Zoomarine * Active Algarve visita Zoomarine | Active Algarve visits Zoomarine

17:27 min by ZoomarineAlgarve
Views: 2308 Rating: 5.00

Active Algarve, programa da Algarve Travel TV, visita o Zoomarine, o melhor parque temático familiar do Algarve. - English Version - Active Algarve, from Algarve Travel TV, visits Zoomarine, the best ..

Zoomarine * 20 Anos | 20 Years (1991-2011)

3:46 min by ZoomarineAlgarve
Views: 1878 Rating: 5.00

Vídeo comemorativo dos 20 anos do Zoomarine. Uma viagem pela história do Zoomarine. Video celebrating the 20 years of Zoomarine. A journey through the history of Zoomarine. ..


Albufeira Part 1 - The Journey

8:22 min by John Dyer
Views: 1649 Rating: 5.00

Part one of the Albufeira video diary. In this instalment, me, Mark, Dave, Bri-man, Blair, Greerzo, Aynsley, Ashley, Spanksy, Stig, Dan, Jonny and Craig make our way to the apartment complex in Albufe ..

Zoomarine, Um Oceano de Diversão! An Ocean of Fun!

0:30 min by ZoomarineAlgarve
Views: 1434 Rating: 5.00

O mais recente anúncio de televisão do Zoomarine. Localizado na Guia, a poucos quilómetros de Albufeira, poderás assistir a apresentações com golfinhos, focas e leões-marinhos, com aves tropicais e av ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Guia (Albufeira)

Guia is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Albufeira. It has a population of 3,630 (as of 2001) and an area of 18.45 km². It is approximately 5 km from the coast. The nearest beaches are Laurenco and Gale. It is famous for its numerous chicken piri-piri restaurants, and is known locally as "The Capital of Chicken". The very first chicken piri-piri was supposedly grilled here in 1974 by José Carlos Ramires whose eponymous restaurant is still open today.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.13 -8.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Parishes of Albufeira

International Sand Sculpture Festival

Described as the largest sand sculpture event in the world, the International Sand Sculpture Festival or Festival Internacional de Escultura em Areia (FIESA) has been held in Pêra, Algarve, Portugal annually since 2003. The site at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37.1289|N|8.3310|W|region:PT|||| |primary |name= }} occupies 15,000 square metres . Each year about 60 artists use 35000 tons of sand to create 50 works of art.

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Located at 37.13 -8.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 2003 establishments in Portugal, Art festivals, Arts in Portugal, Outdoor sculptures, Sculpture techniques, Visitor attractions in Portugal

Pêra (Silves)

Pêra is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. The village is 12.5 kilometres south east of Silves and is 261 kilometres south south east of Lisbon. The village used to be called Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra to distinguish it from the present Armação de Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Baixo (Lower Pêra).

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Located at 37.12 -8.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Freguesia of the Algarve, Parishes of Silves, Villages in Portugal, Villages in the Algarve

Algoz

Algoz is a freguesia (parish) in the municipality of Silves. The name of the village has its origins in the Arabic word “Al-Gûzz” which derives from the name of the Turkic Oghuz people from the Middle East, whose members settled in the area in the 12th century. The patron saint of the village is Our Lady of Mercy. To the south of the village on a hill is the Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Pilar, from here there are fine views across the area.

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Located at 37.17 -8.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Freguesia of the Algarve, Parishes of Silves, Villages in Portugal, Villages in the Algarve

Praia do Evaristo

Praia do Evaristo is a beach within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is 37 miles west of the town of Albufeira and is 31.3 miles west of the regions capital of Faro. In 2012 Praia do Evaristo has been designated a blue Flag beach.

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Located at 37.07 -8.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Beaches of Albufeira

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