Algarve

Algarve (sometimes written Algarva or Algarves), the most southerly province of Portugal, bounded by the Atlantic to the S. and W., Spain to the E., and Alemtejo to the N. The province, which has a length of 85 miles and an average breadth of 20 miles, with an area of 1,865 square miles, is hilly, but rich valleys abound, and yield an excellent crop of olives, wine, figs, oranges, and almonds, whilst on the coast there are valuable fisheries of sardines and herrings. The chief towns are Faro and Lagos.