Why New Year’s Eve in Albufeira, Algarve promises to be a night to remember! 

With its sandy beaches, upmarket marina, pretty waterfront promenade, picturesque old town and busy nightlife, it’s not difficult to understand why the Algarve town of Albufeira is a popular tourist destination. Though the appeal of this coastal town isn’t confined to the summer months. On the contrary, Albufeira attracts holidaymakers throughout the year and none more so than on New Year’s Eve.

Both Christmas and New Year’s Eve are celebrated with passion and vibrancy throughout the Algarve. The larger cities and towns are particularly pulsating places to visit during the festive season. For example in Faro, artificial snow is laid about, guaranteed to get the children excited, who are unlikely to see any real snow in this sun-drenched stretch of southern Portugal!

In Albufeira the shops, streets and promenades are draped in decorations. Even as early as mid-November mouth-watering cakes are decorated in a festive concoction of fruits and nuts and displayed in shop fronts.

If you are spending the festive season in the Algarve and are looking for somewhere to head to for a memorable and lively New Year’s Eve, then Albufeira would definitely make a good choice.

As well as the town’s many bars, cafes, restaurants and clubs putting on special New Year’s Eve parties, menus and events, many of which go on well into the early hours, Albufeira is well-known for its open-air concert held at the Praia dos Pescadores – the Fisherman’s Beach.

Fisherman’s Beach is located in front of Albufeira’s pretty Old Town. Being still used by fisherman, the beach is straddled by a backdrop of quality seafood restaurants, serving fresh fish caught that day.

Whilst Fisherman’s Beach is a delight to visit all year round, with live bands, an incredible firework display and bars that stay open all night, it is hardly surprising that the beach attracts more than 50,000 people to its annual open-air New Year’s Eve concert.