▁of ▁P ader ne ▁Castle . ▁Lag os ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁and ▁Far o ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south - east . ▁A ▁tour ist ▁destination ▁( due ▁to ▁its ▁coast al ▁conditions ), ▁Al buf e ira ▁exp ands ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁residents ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁Christmas ▁and ▁New ▁Year ▁celebr ations , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁hot els ▁and ▁lod g ings ▁in ▁the ▁district , ▁that ▁includes ▁mar ina ▁facilities , ▁golf ▁courses , ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁bars ▁for ▁the ▁annual ▁flo od ▁of ▁visitors . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁settlement s ▁specifically ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Al buf e ira , ▁although ▁scientific ▁research ▁suggest ▁orig ins ▁during ▁the ▁pre - histor ic ▁epo ch , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Al buf e ira ▁formed ▁as ▁an ▁out - port ▁of ▁the ▁mar itime ▁fish ery . ▁The ▁primitive ▁settlement ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁named ▁it ▁Balt um , ▁introdu cing ▁a ▁central ized ▁administrative ▁structure ▁and ▁developing ▁inten se ▁agricult ural ▁activities ▁along ▁with ▁commerce . ▁The ▁Rom ans ▁constructed ▁aqu ed uct s , ▁roads ▁and ▁brid ges , ▁of ▁which ▁parts ▁still ▁remain . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁Arab ▁Al - bu h era , ▁which ▁means ▁castle ▁of ▁the ▁sea , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁its ▁location ▁along ▁the ▁coast , ▁or ▁altern ately ▁al - Bu ħ