WRC World Rally Championship Loulé Algarve Portugal Motorsports

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Algarve Tours Travel Guide: recommended attractions and sport events to visit in the Algarve, on the outskirts of the village of Querença the municipality of Loulé.

Rally de Portugal: On the Roads of the Algarve and Baixo Alentejo 27 to 30 May

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The biggest names in World Championship rallies are present at this year's Vodafone Rally of Portugal, which takes place 27-30 May in roads of Alentejo and Algarve.

The race will count for five championships: The WRC (world of brands and pilots), the SWRC (S2000 cars), JWRC (Junior), and the Portugal Rally Championship and the Ford Fiesta Sporting Trophy International.

The chronic world champion Sebastien Loeb, the Finns Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen and Armindo Araújo, world champion of production, part of the list of participants.

"The proof will have three stages, a total of 1223.07 km and includes 18 classification tests with 355.32 kilometers," he said yesterday at the presentation in Loulé, Pedro de Almeida, director of the competition.

"At the Algarve Stadium, dispute are two super-special, the May 27 to 20:30 and 30th at 13h55," the leader said.

Tickets on sale at BP, cost 28 euros.
Seruca Emidio, Mayor of Loulé, said that the rally "is already an international flag of the region" and stressed "the fundamental importance of security."

Nuno Aires, president of the Algarve Tourism Region, drew attention to the importance of proof to the hotel and catering.

"These are events that help to anchor mark the Algarve in the foreign market," he said.
The importance of the rally was clearly in a study by the University of Algarve. "The proof is estimated at about four million, and the study realized a turnover of 60 million to the region," he said Pedro de Almeida.

Portimão City County Algarve Portugal History Heritage Architecture Monuments Culture Traditions Beaches Sports RoadMap

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Algarve Tour Travel Guide, information and photos of National Monuments, Historical Sites, Architecture of Portugal and Museums to visit in the Algarve, when in Quarteira, Querença, Vilamoura, Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo, Faro, Portimão and Loulé
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Portimão, Portugal Monumental Roadmap

Portimao City and County

Portimao is a Portuguese town in the district of Faro, the Algarve region and subregion, with about 36 000 residents (2001). The center is located about 2 km from the sea and is a major center for fishing and tourism.

It is the seat of a municipality with 182 08 km ² and 49 881 inhabitants (2008), divided into 3 parishes. The municipality is bordered to the north by the Municipality of Monchique, Silves and the east by Lake, west of Lagos and the south coast is the Atlantic ocean.

Parishes of the municipality

• Alvor Parish
• Mexilhoeira Grande Parish
• Portimão Parish

Portimão History

Archaeological remains show the human presence in the area since the Neolithic.
Alcalar zone is an important Neolithic burial ground, which remains the "monument No. 7" composed of a chamber of circular plates of shale that is accessed by a corridor, like similar monuments scattered all over West Europe, especially the monuments found in Ireland.

The floor is of limestone shale and sandstone.
The vault, with two lateral niches rituals, was topped by two slabs, and protected by a mound.
Near Alcalar there is another cemetery in Monte Canelas.

Roman Times

The most striking vestige still exists, is located near the village of Figueira in the area of Abicada at the confluence of two rivers, where you can find a Roman archaeological site with several rooms.
Also in the area of Coca Wonderland was discovered a cistern that period, which is presented in excellent condition.
Arade were found in various archaeological finds, including gold coins.
Belinho Castle

Fifteenth century

The height of King Dom Afonso III is a charter that says the site of Portimão. Under King Afonso V at the request of 40 residents, born St Lourenço da Barrosa that result in the Vila Nova de Portimão.

Twentieth Century

Portimão at the beginning of the century due to its industrial development has become one of the great bastions of working-class struggle, and Joseph Buísel (anarcho-syndicalist) one of its top leaders.
In 1924, two events of special importance, namely 11 December, when the "new town" is a city by the then President of Manuel Teixeira Gomes and founding the first Christian Community Assembly of God in Portugal, through missionary José de Matos, also responsible for the founding of other churches of the same name in the Algarve, in Santarém and Alcanhões.

After the peak and decline of the canning industry in the 50 to 70, chose a development model, similar to the Algarve, the tourist center, featuring a wide selection of hotels, restaurants and local shops.

Became popular holiday destination mainly due to the famous Praia da Rocha and is also considered a city with great potential for lovers of big game fishing (eg, swordfish) and other water sports like jet skiing, sailing, windsurfing, scuba diving or deep sea fishing.

Current Times

In recent years, the river mouth Arad has been the scene of major events. It is also the place of proof Portuguese League international Formula 1 powerboat racing. Portimão is today a municipality in the Algarve. Pole anchor the western Algarve is distinguished for its tourism, its pulse and dynamism, very own, and a variety of activities that make your day-to-day life is lived, at various levels, so intense and marked by a rhythm that is maintained throughout the year.

Portimão because of its large tourism development, is today a city, like others in this region (eg, Quarteira, Armação de Pêra) characterized by its chaotic urban landscape.

Today you can access Portimão from anywhere in the country.

The city is served by modern, well equipped accessibility, whether by car, plane, train and boat.
Faro International Airport 63 km
Municipal Aerodrome Portimão Buses with National and International
Railway Station (Line Algarve)
Cruise Port
Marina de Portimão
Key Distances
Alvor: 4 km
Airfield Hall: 6 km
Mexilhoeira Grande: 9 km
Praia da Rocha: 2 km
Faro International Airport: 63 km
Algarve Stadium: 57 km
Lisbon: 297 km
Querença Typical Village 63 km

Places of Interest in Portimão

• Inside Portimão Parish

Bivar palace - built in the last decade of the eighteenth century.Neoclassical style with baroque.
Current City Hall. Sárrea Garfias - Palace of the neoclassical style, with baroque, built in the late eighteenth century. On December 11, 2008 was opened in space formerly occupied by the palace, the TEMPO (Teatro Municipal de Portimão), a modern building with respect to a large extent the facade of the old building.

Largo December 1 - Garden with fountain and benches in tile panels depicting scenes from the history of Portugal.

Casa Manuel Teixeira Gomes - Where was Manuel Teixeira Gomes, President of the Republic who signed in 1924, the ordinance that raised the Portimão city.

Praça Manuel Teixeira Gomes - As in the early twentieth century, this square continues to be the meeting point of the people of Portimão.

Santa Isabel Street, Father Philip, Júdice Fialho, Serpa Pinto - nineteenth century buildings with architectural elements sixteenth century.

Jardim Visconde Bivar - 1905.
One of the oldest gardens in Portimao.

Former fish market in Portimão

Bridge Road (Old Bridge) - Opened in April 1876.

Railway Bridge - 1922

Largo da Barca - Site of the connection was made by boat, the two banks of the River Arade before construction of the bridge.
Chapel San Jose - Century XVII. Longitudinal nave and chancel rectangular.

Church of the Immaculate Conception - the fifteenth century.
Has one of the most beautiful late Gothic porticoes of the Algarve and an altarpiece in the chancel walnut wood thoroughly worked.

Jesuit College - an imposing building from the seventeenth century, with a facade with high walls and geometric trim at the main doors and pediment of undulating lines.

Ismat Building (former Industrial School) which was placed uncovered a cistern, probably from the seventeenth century.

Building Railway Station - Top 20s (century).
Red Cross building.
Marion Crane - 1947. Single copy in the Algarve engineering iron post World War II.

Museu de Portimão  - Old Factory Feu, 1902
Convento São Francisco - XVI Century

Viewpoint and Fortaleza de Santa Catarina - seventeenth century. Afforded protection from Vila Nova de Portimão from pirate attacks. Inside is the Chapel of Santa Catarina.
Overlooking the beach at Praia da Rocha, bar, marina and village of Ferragudo.
Miradouro dos Três Castelos - View of the beach at Praia da Rocha and the clipping of the cliffs on the beaches of the Three Castles and Vau

• Town of Alvor

Sculpture tribute to fisherman - Designed by the master John Cutileiro, inaugurated in 2000.
Antiga Lota (Old Fish Market)
Marabout of St John Morabito and St. Peter's - Architectural remains of Arab civilization.
Quadrangular architecure buildings, with four pinnacles at each corner and a cupola crowning the dome.
At present there are chapels dedicated to Christian worship.

Viewpoint of Alvor - View of the Ria de Alvor, the most important wetland in the western Algarve.
Alvor Castle - the castle rebuilt in the twelfth century, there are only four sections of wall.
Inside is a playground.
Abreu Palace - Restored in the early nineteenth century.
Inside, the walls are plaster with frescoes.
Chapel of Mercy of Alvor - Building of simple construction, with a door and a window with stone smooth and straight lines.
Ethnographic Museum - Playback aspects of the lives of people of Alvor over time.
Alvor Mother Church - the sixteenth century Composed of a body with three aisles and five altars in addition to the chancel.
The main portal is a magnificent example of the Manueline in the Algarve.

• Town of Mexilhoeira Grande

Church - Fifteenth Century
Church of Mercy - XVII Century
Pre-historic Alcalar - End of fourth and third millennia BC Visitors will be received at the interpretation center can visit the Monument No. 7. Roman Villa of Abicada - Century II to V AD One of its outstanding features are the polychrome mosaics of geometric motifs.
Autodromo Internacional do Algarve

• Portimão beaches

Praia da Rocha - Located in the city of Portimão, Praia da Rocha is one of the most popular beaches in the Algarve, with international fame.

Described as a series of sandy rocks accompanied with whimsical forms.
The bars that are on the beach have recently been refurbished giving a greater attraction for tourist visits.
Recently it is also a favorite place to perform many commemorative celebrations.
Three Castles - Beach sand with thinner, but with excellent water surrounded by rocks with great potential for underwater fishing

Praia do Vau - After the coast of the Three Castles closer, there is the Vau.

It is a smaller beach but quite cozy and family-oriented, surrounded by clay cliffs that are attributed medicinal qualities.

Praia João Arens beach- A small stretch of sand between cliffs of difficult access, very quiet and less crowded, surrounded by islets.
It is often sought after by lovers of naturism.

Praia do Alemão (German Beach) - Beach which is located next to John Arens.
It is a secluded beach, and is one of those chosen by Mário Soares for leisure, one of the reasons for his choice, the fact of owning a villa in the same place.

Prainha beach and Praia Três Irmãos beach - Situated in Alvor parish, these beaches are following the coastline, separated by rocks with tunnels dug by the sea.
Alvor - A long sandy beach out of sight to the estuary of the Ria de Alvor.

The presence of large hotel complexes and various equipment make this beach an important and popular international tourist center.

• Sports

Portimão is also a city much marked by sport.
It is here that take place in summer, the Beach Football Cup and Step Portuguese League European Beach Soccer.

Sometimes Cycling Tour of Portugal and was the scene of the Lisbon-Dakar Rally, which also tend to practice water sports like surfing and kite surfing and other action sports like BMX and Skate.

Portimão also has several sports clubs such as the Portimonense, Portinado or Bicross Club of Portimão.

Sport in Portimão was marked by the date November 2, 2008, because that day was inaugurated, officially, the Algarve International Circuit

Baja Terras DEl Rey Rally Portugal MotorSports National OffRoad Championship Tavira Algarve

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Algarve Tour Travel Guide, information videos and photos of sports events in Portugal, the Algarve and Alentejo, near the municipality of Loulé, near Vilamoura, Quarteira, Quinta da Ombria, Querença, Quinta do Lago, Vale do Lobo Tavira, Albufeira, Faro and Almodovar

Algarve's Tourist Guide - Portugal National OffRoad Championship Startss in the Algarve: Baja Terras d'el Rei

Algarve's Tourist Guide, Baja Terras D'El Rey with new routes in the districts of Tavira, Castro Marim, Loulé, Vila Real de Santo António, Almodouvar, Mértola and Alcoutim and Vila Real de Santo Antonio, where Autos, motorcycles, quads and buggies are together for the first time on home soil this year.

Baja Terras d'el Rei with open enrollment

Missing two weeks for the next round of the Portugal's cross-country vehicle that meets in Tavira the various aspects of this modality.

Cars, motorcycles, quads and buggies are together for the first time on home soil this year.

Tavira becomes, thus meeting the best in the TT national.

The title match in the file begins seriously at 20 and 21 March with Miguel Barbosa, three-time national debut in the richly with the Racing Lancer which promises to fight the reigning champion.

Filipe Campos continues with the same team in a BMW X3 that has given him many joys.

The competition starts on Saturday with a double pass through an unprecedented super special after the Official Race Start, front of Mercado Municipal de Tavira (Tavira City Market).
The next day, new Tracks in the municipalities of Tavira, Castro Marim, Loulé, Vila Real de Santo António, Almodôvar, Mértola and Alcoutim.

Portugues OffRoad National Motorsports Championship starts in Tavira
The Baja Terras d'el Rei opens the OffRoad Portuguese National Championship of the Motorcycling Federation of Portugal, 20 and 21 March with motorcycles, quads and buggies.
A proof renewed 2010 edition brings changes in all aspects, starting, with the host of the event.

Everybody ready in Tavira to receive this inaugural CNTT (CNTT = Campeonato Nacional de Todo o Terreno, means, National OffRoad Championship) step. The Hotel Vila Galé receives the Secretariat and the Press Office of Baja Terras D'El Rey.

New paths in the municipalities of Tavira, Castro Marim, Loulé, Vila Real de Santo António, Moura, Beja and Alcoutim

The Baja Terras d'el Rei will have a more reduced program than in 2009, passing the checks for Saturday morning, a prologue and go without recognition twice in Saturday afternoon. On Sunday early morning, a selective section of 320 kms with three areas of assistance, complete the sports program.
The Baja Terras D'El Rey Motorsports Championchip podium ceremony and consecration of the winners are held in the early afternoon at the Republic square in Tavira.

Please note eligibility for KTM Trophy.
For the firt time, the buggies will leave after the autos and not after the quads as usual.
The Baja Terras d'el Rei has the support of Carmi - Cooperativa Agrícola de Reguengos de Monsaraz with wines Terras d'el Rei and Monsaraz, of Camara Municipal de Tavira, Solverde, Vila Galé Tavira Hotels, Porta Nova and the Radio Gilão, as the Official Radio of the Event and XesEquipa - Xerox.

Algarve Extreme Motorsports Salir TT

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Algarve Tours Travel Guide: recommended attractions and sport events to visit in the Algarve, on the outskirts of the village of Querença the municipality of Loulé.

Salir TT Extreme motorsports 4WD Trophy Rally: information of the spectacular trophy TT 4X4

To keep the tradition, the interior of the Algarve will receive during the next 6 and 7 March, the mythical and famous ride all-terrain Salir TT extreme motorsports, organized by the Mototurismo office of Salir Cultural Associationr, and with the main support of Mitsubishi - Entreposto Algarve.

The 2010 Salir TT Extreme Motorsports Edition, starts on March 6 af 7:30am, in front of Salir Parish office Junta de freguesia de Salir),  with the pilots concentration, leading four-wheel drive machines, motorcycles, buggies and quads, should be ready to go, on an adventure inside the Serra's Caldeirão tracks, overlooking beautiful countryside, riding to the north, throu the mountains tracks, to the mountain Village of St. Barnabé, where the lunch will take place.

For those who like to enjoy de adrenaline of the Extreme motorsports, and like to exploit the capabilities of their machines and look for extreme 4WD (4x4) adrenaline, on March 7 will have a perfect day, you will find along the way, some Extreme Trial Tracks, especially prepared using side slopes, cross axis and mud tracks.

Throughout the tour there are several control points of passage of the participants, and its progression in the field followed closely by the organization's vehicles equipped with communication systems.

More information and registration, phone +351 966 030 347, mailto: geral@salirtt.com.

Nearby (20mn drive): Faro, Quinta do Lago, Vale do Garrão, Vilamoura, Loulé, Querença

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World Motocross Championship Grand Prix of Portugal MX2 MX3

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Algarve Tour Travel Guide: Algarve, Portugal Motorsports, Information, Photos and YouTube Video of The World Motocross Championship Grand Prix of Portugal, MX2 and MX3 International Motocross Chapionship of Cortelha Trophy in the Algarve municipality, of Loulé, near Querença, Cortelha, Algarve, Portugal.

Watch the Video of MX GP Motocross Championship in Cortelha the Head of MotoCross in Algarve, Portugal.



Grand Prix of Portugal in MotoCross - Cortelha 2009 · Result in Cortelha - World MX3 - GP of Portugal YouTube video and photos of the Grand Prix of Motocross Cortelha of the World Championship Motocross

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Baja Serra Monchique Algarve Portugal 4X4 Trophy Rally Motorsports

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Algarve Tours Travel Guide: recommended attractions and sport events to visit in the Algarve, on the outskirts of the village of Querença the municipality of Loulé.

Baja serra de Monchique Algarve Portugal 4X4 Trophy Rally: Pictures, photos and YouTube Video of the spectacular trophy TT 4X4.

Baja Serra de Monchique (Photos and YouTube Videos, edition of the Portugal All Terrain Cup (TT), organized by the Automobile Club of Algarve (CAA).

Cars, jeeps and buggies accelerated in a Speedway hallucinatory thru the paths of Serra de Monchique.

Video Capture, Edition and YouTube Publishion by Nuno Fontainhas

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Algarve Motorsports Trophy Selenia Mixx Cup Rally Vila do Bispo Portugal

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Algarve Tours Travel Guide: recommended attractions and sport events to visit in the Algarve, on the outskirts of the village of Querença the municipality of Loulé.

Vila do Bispo Rally Trophy Selenia MixCup Pictures, photos and YouTube Video of the spectacular trophy TT 4X4.

Rally de Vila do Bispo Algarve Car Club Trophy Selenia Mixx Cup Rally Photos and YouTube Video of Bikes, Cars, Buggies and Quads in SpeedWay to the Time Line.
Cars, Buggies, Motorcycles and Quads accelerated in the lands of Vila do Bispo in another spectacular Trophy TT 4X4.

Rally de Vila do Bispo, Algarve, Portugal
Selenia MixCup Trophy Rally, Pictures and YouTube Video
Organization CAA Auto Club Algarve
Cars, Motorcycles, Quads, Buggies
Video capture and image Nuno Fontainhas and Nelson Martins
Video Edition and YouTube Publisher Nuno Fontainhas


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Algarve Motorsports Martim Longo Rally Selenia Mix Cup Trophy

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Martim Longo Rally Trophy Selenia MixCup Pictures, photos and YouTube Video of the spectacular trophy TT 4X4.

Algarve - Portugal Motorsports - Martim Longo Rally 2009 - Selenia Mix Cup Trophy Rally.
Organizer: Automobile Club of Algarve
Video - Jose Charata / Nelson Martins / Nuno Fontainhas = Rally Edition south, Algarve Portugal
YouTube Video Trophy Cup Mix Selenia who joined: Motorcycles, Cars, Buggies and Quads Speedway in an exciting proof 4X4 TT.

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Downhill World Championship Cup São Brás Alportel Algarve Portugal

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Algarve Tours Travel Guide: recommended attractions and sport events to visit in the Algarve, on the outskirts of the village of Querença the municipality of Loulé.

Downhill World Championship Cup - São Brás Alportel, Algarve Portugal Sports Photo and Video.

Cycling in the Algarve - Portugal Cup DHI - São Brás de Alportel Portugal cup downhill mountain biking.

Emotion downhill joined more than three hundred pilots in São Brás de Alportel in the first race of the Cup of Portugal discipline. Inaugural event of the international calendar of biking in Europe, returned to rely on extensive foreign participation.

A track flanked by hundreds of people, the thrill of downhill back to Sao Bras de Alportel.

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World Rally Championship Loulé Algarve Portugal Motorsports

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Algarve Tours Travel Guide: recommended attractions and sport events to visit in the Algarve, on the outskirts of the village of Querença the municipality of Loulé.

World Rally Championship - Loulé, Algarve Portugal Motorsports Photo and Video. Some of the best moments of the 2009 Rally de Portugal WRC CNR Images of some of the teams in the Rally de Loulé and sections of the Sierra League of the Cauldron: Pass areas of São Brás de Alportel, Querença and Salir - Algarve Automobile Club - pecs : Loule 1 and 2 / Sao Bras de Alportel 2 / 1 Cortelha - capturing images and video = Pedro Correia - Nuno Fontainhas - Nelson - YouTube Video

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Tavira MotorSports Trophy Selenia MixCup Rally

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Rally of Tavira Trophy Selenia MixCup MotorSports Pictures, photos and YouTube Video of the spectacular trophy TT 4X4.
During the month of March, the City of Tavira hosts the trophy Selenia MixCup, where bikes, quads, buggies and car speed in a spectacular proof of TT 4X4

An event organized by the Automobile Club of Algarve
Video capture and image = Nelson Martins, Joaquim Macedo, Nuno Fontainhas,
José Charata

Salir MotorSports Trophy Selenia MixCup Rally

SETÚBAL ODEMIRA QUERENÇA BTT SPORTS TOUR

Algarve Tour Guide Querença Motorsports Selenia Mix Cup Trophy

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Salir MotorSports Trophy Selenia MixCup Rally

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Algarve Tours Travel Guide: recommended attractions and sport events to visit in the Algarve, on the outskirts of the village of Querença the municipality of Loulé.
Rally Trophy Salir Selenia MixCup Pictures, photos and YouTube Video of the spectacular trophy TT 4X4.
During the month of February, the village of Salir hosts the trophy MixCup Selenia, where bikes, quads, buggies and car speed in a spectacular proof of TT 4X4
An event organized by the Automobile Club of Algarve
video Edition = Nuno Fontainhas,
Video capture = Nelson Martins and Nuno Fontainhas - ralisasul

Tavira MotorSports Trophy Selenia MixCup Rally

SETÚBAL ODEMIRA QUERENÇA BTT SPORTS TOUR

Algarve Tour Guide Querença Motorsports Selenia Mix Cup Trophy

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SETÚBAL ODEMIRA QUERENÇA BTT SPORTS TOUR

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BTT MTB FPCUB SETÚBAL ODEMIRA QUERENÇA BTT SPORTS TOUR

This YouTube Video shows the BTT Connetion between the city of Setúbal and the pitoresc Town of Querença in the Loule county of Algarve throug Odemira. This was a non competitive event sponsored by FPCUB

 (Portuguese Federation of Cycling and Byker users)

BTT MTB FPCUB SETÚBAL ODEMIRA QUERENÇA

Tavira MotorSports Trophy Selenia MixCup Rally

Salir MotorSports Selenia Mix Cup Trophy

Algarve Tour Guide Querença Motorsports Selenia Mix Cup

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Algarve Tour Guide Querença Motorsports

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1st Querença Ramp 2009 - Algarve Automobile Club - Selenia-Trophy MixCup - Autos, Motorcycles, Quads and Buggys The route Ramp Querença measures 2000 meters

Youtube video
- image capture: Nuno Fontainhas and Nelson Martins
- Edition: Nuno Fontainhas

Rally de Querença Algarve Car Club Trophy Selenia Mixx Cup Rally Photos and YouTube Video of Bikes, Cars, Buggies and Quads in SpeedWay to the Time Line.
Cars, Buggies, Motorcycles and Quads accelerated in the lands of Querença in another spectacular Trophy TT 4X4, 4WD, Radical.

Rally 4WD,4X4,TT, Querença, Algarve Portugal
Selenia MixCup Trophy Rally, Pictures and YouTube Video
Organization CAA Auto Club Algarve
Cars, Motorcycles, Quads, Buggies
Video capture and image Nuno Fontainhas and Nelson Martins
Video Edition and YouTube Publisher Nuno Fontainhas




Tavira MotorSports Trophy Selenia MixCup Rally

SETÚBAL ODEMIRA QUERENÇA BTT SPORTS TOUR

Algarve Tour Guide Salir Motorsports Selenia Mix Cup Trophy

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Algarve Tour Guide Geography

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Geography

Algarve is north bordered  by the Alentejo region (sub-regions of Alentejo and Algarve), south and west by the Atlantic Ocean, the Guadiana river marks the east border with Spain.

The Algarve highest point is located in Serra de Monchique (Monchique Mountain), with a maximum altitude of 902m in Pico da Foia (Fóia Peak).

Color map with the division, by county, the Windward and Leeward.

Faro is the region head, but, also have the category of city agglomerations: Albufeira, Lagoa, Lagos, Loulé, Olhão, Portimão, Quarteira, Silves, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António. All of these are county head with the exception of Quarteira whose head is Loulé.

Internally, the region is sub-divided into two zones, one to the east (the northwest) and another to the west (the East). With this division we can make a clear mirror effect between the two zones.

Each of these areas has 8 municipalities and one city called Main:

Faro the country headquarters is also to the East as Portimão is to Windward.

Loulé in the Centre is the finance and administration headquarters.

Also the East and the west have two important Mountains [FOIA and Espinhaço de Cão (Dog Spine) in the Windward;  in the East, A Serra do Caldeirão (The Cauldron Mountains situated North Loule) and Monte Figo (Fig Mountain).

Rivers with similar importance (the Arad in the Western and the Eastern Guadiana).

A major hospital in each area ensures health care throughout the Algarve.

The Faro International Airport, the Internacional Bikers Meeting of MCF Faro Motorcycle Club, the Algarve Cities Park  International Stadium (Faro - Loulé), the International Motocross Championship track of Cortelha, Querença Ramp - Algarve Automobile Club - trophy-selena-mixcup With Autos, Motos, Quads and Buggies and other motor sport events in Loule County, and the Zoomarine are somme of the icons of the East area.

Loulé county, also have the best beaches, the Vilamoura marina, the Wet and Wild Water Park, a Karting Speedway,  the best golf corses, like Vale do Lobo, Vilamoura and Quinta do Lago, and gone have the Quinta da Ombria (a 18 holes Golf Corse), situated between The typical Tôr Village and the typical Town of Querença, a transgene-free sites with rare natural and luxurious beauty, rich history, natural food and warming people.

The western side have the International Speedway, and the new holywood studios in Portimão, situated in border of the East area.

Finally, in the second football league, the "pseudo-competition" between historical football Algarve, in an attempt to know the first to ascend to the top flight, if the Portimonense - representative of the western - or the Olhanense -- the Eastern. I Bet in Olhanense.

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