Book Villa Santa Maria to spend a wonderful Algarve vacation with your family, friends, or group. It’s a lovely Albufeira accommodation in a quiet area on the northern outskirts, 4 km/2.5 miles from the city centre. Villa Santa Maria is a beautiful holiday house with a private garden, an above-ground swimming pool, and an outdoor grilling area. The elegant living room is equipped for entertainment, with sofas, a flat-screen TV and DVD player, a stereo, and doors to the garden. In the full kitchen are a gas stove, an electric oven, a refrigerator/freezer, a toaster, a microwave, a blender, a juicer, and a dishwasher. The laundry room has a washing machine, a tumble dryer, an iron, and an ironing board. This villa is located in a quiet residential area of Albufeira called Vale de Santa Maria (Santa Maria Valley). A supermarket is just 1.5 km/0.9 mile away, and a health centre/hospital is nearby. The Albufeira Marina and its many restaurants are just a 15-minute drive down to the coast, as is the Praia dos Pescadores, or Fisherman’s Beach. An interesting day trip is north to Paderne to see the ruins of the 12th-century Moorish castle, called Castelo de Almoada or sometimes Castelo de Paderne, on the Quarteira River.