Vilamoura is rather the name given to an area than the town. Vilamoura is better known as a privately run resort holding everything one may need for a holiday, which has about 2000 hectares of space that boasts a huge variety of shops, boutiques, live music bars and restaurants as well as a casino. This area once was a Roman settlement became a cosmopolitan town attracting a large number of tourists each year. It is facilitated for the whole family, not only for singles, who escaping from the bustling world to spend time with sailing, fishing and so on. From Vilamoura, visitors can easily access to nearby places that may provide different tastes of vacation.