Tourist office Albufeira
The Albufeira Municipal Council runs 2 tourist information points: the Municipal Tourism Office of Albufeira on the EN 395 at the entrance to the city, and the Municipal Tourism Office of Santa Eulália in Areias de São João. Both close on public holidays. A third point, the Albufeira Tourist Office on Rua 5 de Outubro beside the tunnel, is the responsibility of the Entidade Regional de Turismo do Algarve, the regional tourism body, and opens every day.
Tourist information points in Albufeira
Municipal Tourism Office of Albufeira
Location: EN 395, at the entrance to the city
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 17:00; closed on Sundays and public holidays
It is run by the Albufeira Municipal Council.
Municipal Tourism Office of Santa Eulália
Location: Estrada de Santa Eulália, Areias de São João
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 18:00; closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
It is run by the Albufeira Municipal Council.
Albufeira Tourist Office
Location: Rua 5 de Outubro, beside the tunnel
Opening hours: every day 09:30 to 17:30
Not run by the Albufeira Municipal Council: the Entidade Regional de Turismo do Algarve, the regional tourism body, is responsible for it.
Visit Albufeira in detail
Visit Albufeira in detail
The Albufeira guide on Tourist Office covers visiting Albufeira in one place, starting with a one day route that runs from the Mercado Municipal de Albufeira through the Zona Velha and Praia dos Pescadores to Miradouro do Pau da Bandeira and Marina de Albufeira.
It then adds the beaches beyond the route, from Praia da Oura and Praia de São Rafael to Praia da Falésia, along with Zoomarine and the Museu Municipal de Arqueologia, and picks out what costs nothing, such as the beaches, the Zona Velha and the marina promenade.
Public holidays in Albufeira to plan around
On a public holiday, offices, museums and transport in Albufeira may close or switch to holiday hours. Portugal has 13 national holidays in 2026 under article 234 of the Labour Code, and four of them fall on a weekend: Easter Sunday on 5 April, 25 April and 15 August on Saturdays, and 1 November on a Sunday. Carnival Tuesday, on 17 February, is not among the 13. Albufeira adds a municipal holiday on 20 August, Municipality Day, which marks the charter granted to the town by King Manuel I in 1504. The Municipal Tourism Office of Albufeira closes on Sundays and public holidays, and the Municipal Tourism Office of Santa Eulália closes on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
National holidays in Portugal 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day (Ano Novo)
- 3 April Good Friday (Sexta-Feira Santa)
- 5 April Easter Sunday (Domingo de Páscoa)
- 25 April Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade)
- 1 May Labour Day (Dia do Trabalhador)
- 4 June Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus)
- 10 June Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas)
- 15 August Assumption Day (Assunção de Nossa Senhora)
- 5 October Republic Day (Implantação da República)
- 1 November All Saints' Day (Dia de Todos-os-Santos)
- 1 December Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência)
- 8 December Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição)
- 25 December Christmas Day (Natal)
Local holidays in Albufeira 2026
- 20 August Municipality Day (Dia do Município), local