ALVOR continued...
The village is beneficially positioned facing a natural lagoon opening onto the sea. The recently improved quayside has a series of bars and coffee shops, ideal to sit and watch the sun go down over the lagoon with a cocktail in hand, or watch your dinner be cooked on open grills, local fish fresh from the sea.It is believed the Carthaginians founded Alvor and its history is interesting.
The Romans gave it the name Ipses and it was considered an important port and was allowed to issue its own money.
In the time of the Moors, who first occupied the area in 716, they gave it the named of "Albur" and the town passed through both the Portuguese and Moors hands several times until 1250 when the Christians conquered it for the final time. King Dom João II, who is regarded as an outstanding Portuguese king, is recorded as dying within the town walls in 1495, one of Alvors many claims to fame. |
