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Algarve

Visiting Algarve’s Moorish Capitals – The Old and the New

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer For a week, Albufeira’s gleaming Moorish-style white houses with their minaret-like chimneys set in the hillside cascading down to the clear waters of the Atlantic had us captivated. Like the thousands of tourists who visit the resort every year, we were entrapped in the town’s Moorish charm. In the … Continued

The Towns of Algarve are Enwrapped with the Aura of the Moors

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “It’s like a fairytale town.  Look at these fantastic buildings!  I can’t believe my eyes!”  My travelling companion was expressing both our thoughts as we gazed down from a high point on Albufeira’s gleaming Moorish-style white houses with their minaret-like chimneys.  They appeared to be jewels set in the … Continued

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