Aljezur (Portuguese pronunciation: [alʒɨˈzuɾ] ⓘ) is a town and municipality of the District of Faro and Algarve region, in Portugal.

[4] Nomadic tribes of hunter-gathers, hunted or fished in the region, in addition to scavenging in the lands for tubers or roots, that constituted their basic diet.

[4] The village of Aljezur was taken from the Moors in 1249, during the reign of D. Afonso III, by Paio Peres Correia, Master of the Order of Santiago.

[4] The Christians gave thanks for their success to the Virgin Mary, and in an expansion of faith, Nossa Senhora da Alva (Our Lady of the Dawn) was named patron saint of Aljezur, as a result of the mythical legend of the Conquest of the Castle.

[4] Therefore, in the 17th century, they national government constructed the Fort of Arrifana; erected in 1635, rebuilt in 1635 and 1670, it was originally established to protect a fishing port that existed by 1516.

[6] Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[7] There are regular bus services running south to Lagos and north to Lisbon.