Vilamoura is in the municipality of Loulé, in the Algarve, Portugal.Its bounaries lie within the parish of Quarteira. Vilamoura is a purpose built resort and Marina which was started from scratch by a wealthy banker from Lisbon. The resort was begun in 1974 and is still expanding outwards from the marine center. The resort is located 14.3 miles west along the coast from Faro and is 266 kilometers from Lisbon. The nearest airport is at Faro. Covering some 20 km² of land, it is one of Europes largest tourist beach resorts.