The Region of the Algarve is one of the most important tourist regions of Portugal and Europe. It has a temperate Mediterranean climate is characterized by mild winters and short summers and long, hot and dry, the waters warm and calm bordering the southern coast, its natural landscapes, historic and ethnographic or its delicious and healthy food are attributes that attract millions of inside and foreign tourists every year and make the Algarve one of the richest provinces and regions in the country.
The city of Vila Real de Santo Antonio is situated in the extreme southeast of the Algarve Region, on the right bank of the Guadiana River, which defines the border with Portugal and Spain.
Integrated in the district of Faro, the county of Vila Real de Santo António is bordering with Spain and have included Manta Rota, Vila Nova de Cacela and Monte Gordo cities.