page_title: Albufeira
section_title: Civic
hierarchical_section_title: Albufeira / Architecture / Civic
caption_attribution_description: English: The Albufeira/Ferreira railway station, located in the village of Ferreira, Albufeira, Algarve,Portugal. This view is from the north western side of the railway lines Deutsch: Bahnhof Albufeira/Ferreira in Portugal.
context_page_description: Albufeira is a city, seat and municipality in the district of Faro, in the southernmost Portuguese region of the Algarve. The municipality population in 2011 was 40,828, in an area of 140.66 square kilometres. The city proper had a population of 13,646 in 2001. It is 250 kilometres from Lisbon, and is within close proximity of Paderne Castle. Lagos is located 30 kilometres to the west, and Faro 45 kilometres to the south-east. A tourist destination, Albufeira expands to approximately 300,000 residents during the summer and during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, owing to the number of hotels and lodgings in the district, that includes marina facilities, golf courses, restaurants and bars for the annual flood of visitors.
context_section_description: Albufeira-Ferreiras Railway Station (Portuguese: Estação Ferroviária de Albufeira-Ferreiras), the iconic station was originally identified in 1918 pamphlet, as part of the Terreiro do Paço-Barreiro route. After November 1926, faster locomotives began to serve this line, while in 1938, the Empresa  de Viação do Algarve began regular service between Albufeira and Ferreiras.
  Bridge of Paderne (Portuguese: Ponte de Paderne)
  Cine-Theatre of Albufeira (Portuguese: Cine-Teatro de Albufeira/Discoteca Silver Screen)
  Electrical Station of Albufeira (Portuguese: Central Eléctrica de Albufeira/Galeria de Arte Pintor Samora Barros)
  Fiscal Guard Post of Albufeira (Portuguese: Ponte de Paderne)
  Fountain of Paderne (Portuguese: Fonte em Paderne)
  Judicial Courthouse of Albufeira (Portuguese: Tribunal Judicial de Albufeira)
  Lighthouse of Albufeira (Portuguese: Farol de Albufeira)
  Hospital of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Albufeira (Portuguese: Edifício, Igreja e Hospital da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Albufeira)
  Hotel of Balaia (Portuguese: Hotel da Balaia/Club Med Balaia)
  Municipal Palace/Hall of Albufeira (Portuguese: Câmara Municipal de Albufeira/Museu Municipal de Arqueologia)
  Postal, Telegraph & Telephones (CTT) of Albufeira (Portuguese: Edifício dos Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones, CTT, de Albufeira)
  Residence of Paderne (Portuguese: Moradia em Mem Moniz/Casa de Paderne)
  Tower Clock (Portuguese: Torre do Relogio), situated on Rua Bernardino de Sousa, it is considered by the city of Albufeira as its ex-libris; constructed in the 19th century, it consists of a tower with a crown of iron, representing a belfrey tower, with its solitary bell hung from its structure. It is a functioning belltower and illuminated normally during feast days and religious celebrations.
  Watermill of Paderne (Portuguese: Azenha em Paderne/Moinho de Água em Paderne)
caption: The 19th century railway station of Albufeira-Ferreiras
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