Diverting away from pictures of wet and windy England, I was involved in a house clearance with friends while there. Among many books retrieved was a small book published in December 1974 which has some pictures of the Algarve from 50 years ago (yes, it is that long ago!) in which regular visitors especially will be interested. Firstly, credit where credit is due to the publisher Luis de Almeida D’Eça of Loures. Loures is the north of Lisbon.
First, Albufeira and the Sol e Mar Hotel. Not much has changed except that the beach is much wider. the cliffs have been coated and stabilised and the Nivea balloon blew away many years ago to be replaced by a restaurant!
The village of Alte, a popular destination for coach parties on sightseeing trips, then and now.
The Hotel da Balaia, now Club Med Balaia. The area behind is now the Balaia Golf Resort.
Penina Golf. The area behind the building as far as the straight road is now part of the complex, with a football pitch and second golf course.
This is the area known as Praia dos Tres Castelos.
The building on the right with the balconies is the Dom João II Hotel. There are a lot more buildings around it now.
This has changed at lot! The complex at the bottom with the square and round pools is the Hotel Apartmento do Golfe.
And something you don’t see now.
Tom's Place - a sort of blog by a British resident of Albufeira 