Algarve
The Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal. It has an area of 5,412 square kilometres with approximately 410,000 permanent inhabitants, and incorporates 16 municipalities. The region coincides with the district of Faro, and has as its administrative centre the town of Faro, where both the region's international airport (Faro/Algarve Airport) [FAO] and public university (the University of the Algarve) are located. Tourism and related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer economy. Fish, seafood and fruit production, which includes oranges, carob beans, figs and almonds, are other important activities in the region. The Algarve is among the most popular tourist destinations in Portugal, its population more than doubles in the peak holiday season thanks to a high influx of visitors.
Algarve writers
Lídia Jorge
Lídia Jorge was born in the village of Boliqueime in the Algarve region of southern Portugal in 1946. After finishing high school she moved to Lisbon to attend the Universidade de Lisboa (University of Lisbon) where she obtained a bachelor's degree in Romanic Philology. Soon after completing these studies Lídia Jorge became a high school teacher. She married a Portuguese military man, who served in the Portuguese colonies in Africa, and spent six very influential years in Portuguese-speaking Africa, two in Angola (1968 – 1970) and four in Mozambique (1970 – 1974) - a time that coincided with the latter period of the Portuguese Colonial War in Africa. [more...]
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