▁in ▁three ▁months ▁time . ▁D edic ated ▁to ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ▁( since ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁legend ary ▁saint ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pl ague ), ▁a ▁ 1 7 th - century , ▁wood ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁saint ▁( which ▁was ▁initially ▁hous ed ▁in ▁this ▁herm itage ) ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁sac rist y ▁of ▁the ▁par och ial ▁church ▁of ▁Gu ia . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁A ▁local ▁cul inary ▁special ty ▁is ▁a ▁rich ▁ste amed ▁ste w ▁d ish ▁of ▁local ▁shell fish , ▁tradition ally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Cat ap l ana ▁( named ▁for ▁the ▁cook ware ▁used ▁in ▁its ▁prepar ation ), ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁d ish ▁from ▁the ▁Al gar ve . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁Cal de ir ada ▁( or ▁fish ▁ste w ) ▁and ▁the ▁simple ▁gr illed ▁s ard ines , ▁are ▁also ▁popular ▁examples ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁d ishes , ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁Portugal ▁and ▁coast al ▁areas . ▁ ▁Sport ▁The ▁local ▁football ▁team ▁is ▁Im ort al ▁DC . ▁ ▁Several ▁regular ▁football ▁tournament s ▁are ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Al gar ve , ▁not ably ▁the ▁Al gar ve ▁Cup . ▁Also , ▁many ▁British ▁teams ▁spend ▁the ▁summer ▁in ▁Al buf e ira ▁for ▁pre - season ▁training ▁sessions , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁friendly ▁games , ▁including ▁S under land , ▁I ps wich ▁Town , ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁Ful ham ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁Oxford ▁United ▁and