Almancil
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Almancil is a town in the civil parish of Loulé
Loulé
Loulé is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 764.2 km² and a total population of 62,295 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 12,103.The municipality is composed of 11 parishes, and is located in the District of Faro....

 in the Algarve region in the south of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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Almancil is a resort on the southern shoreline of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 enjoying a warm climate around the year. It has become an important hub for service providers catering for the needs of two well-established holiday and residential developments nearby. These are Quinta Do Lago
Quinta Do Lago
Quinta do Lago is a golf resort and residential estate located to the west of Faro Airport in the Algarve region of Portugal.-Scorecard:-Scorecard:-External links:* – official site** –where to stay...

 and Vale Do Lobo. The area's many resorts and housing developments are known to have a significant appeal to people from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. There is a large selection of restaurants offering different forms of cuisine. There are also real estate offices, interior decorators and furnishing shops based in Almancil.

The church of São Lourenço
Igreja de São Lourenço (Almancil)
The Igreja de São Lourenço is located on a hill near Almancil, Portugal.It was built in the 17th century and dedicated to Saint Lawrence of Rome...

 is in the east of the village. It is an example of Algarvian Architecture, covered with 18th Century ceramic tiles on the inside. Moreover, there is the Estádio Algarve
Estádio Algarve
The Estádio Algarve is an association football stadium in Loulé, Portugal. The home teams are Sporting Clube Farense, who play in the Portuguese Third Division and Louletano Desportos Clube, who play in the Portuguese Second Division Serie D...

, used in the Euro 2004. It is the home stadium of both Louletano DC and SC Farense
SC Farense
SC Farense is a Portuguese association football club from Faro founded in 1910. SC Farense is the most successful club in the Algarve. The home colours are white and black....

 and is occasionally used for charity matches.

With average land prices of €5000 per square meter, Quinta Do Lago
Quinta Do Lago
Quinta do Lago is a golf resort and residential estate located to the west of Faro Airport in the Algarve region of Portugal.-Scorecard:-Scorecard:-External links:* – official site** –where to stay...

 is part of the Portuguese region with the highest property prices. This region also includes Almancil and Vale Do Lobo. This has been determined in a study made by two consulting groups in 2007.
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