Montenegro
A suburban parish on Faro's western edge, home to the airport and the university, and the route to Praia de Faro.
Montenegro is a largely residential parish on the western side of Faro, stretching from the city's outskirts down towards the coast. It contains Faro airport and the University of the Algarve's Gambelas campus, and the student population gives the area a lively, everyday feel.
Most visitors pass through rather than stay, but it is a practical base: close to the airport, a short hop from Faro's old town, and on the main road out to the long sandbar beach of Praia de Faro. Gambelas, one of its main neighbourhoods, has pine woods on its fringes.