The construction of the Albufeira road axis, the well-known Avenida dos Descobrimentos, in the 80s and 90s of the last century, was vital for the modernization of the old fishing village and affirmation as a mass tourist destination.
The historian Idalina Nobre has no doubts that the construction of the road axis “allowed a decisive structural change” in Albufeira, with the preservation of the historic center of the city and the building, in the surroundings, of a series of public facilities and, also, of buildings to accommodate tourists.
Avenida dos Descobrimentos connects the area of Montechoro / Areias de São João, to the east, to the area of Cerro de Águia, to the west, making a great circular around the historic center of Albufeira.