I am taking my mom to the Algarve in April 2025. I'll be renting a car, but we like to walk. We want somewhere that is quiet, but walking distance to get breakfast/lunch/dinner/grocery stores. Being walking distance to a beach is also preferrable. Would any of these towns be advisable, even specific areas as pointers within them would be helpful. Thanks!

Olá!

Em Novembro, a minha mãe vem passar o seu 66⁰ aniversário connosco (eu, o meu marido e a nossa filha de 16 meses). Ela ficava contente de passar o dia com a neta que já não vê há quase 5 meses, mas eu queria tornar a ocasião mais especial e fazer qualquer coisa em família. Uma das refeições fora (almoço ou jantar) está garantida, mas gostava de incluir algo mais.

Se fossem vocês nesta situação, o que fariam? Procuro inspirações/sugestões.

Obrigada!

Hey guys Just landed in Lagos! Wondering if anyone has any recommendations for alternative bars/puds? Preferably LGBT friendly for myself and my partner Cheers 🍻

I've got a silly request. We just came back from Luz, and my son finally got to unpack his silly little snow globe from any local tourist shop (Burgau to be exact) and it fell and broke leaving my kid heartbroken. I would love to surprise him with the exact same snow globe. So, any Dutch presently there or soon going? And willing to help a fellow Redditor out? Yes, I will pay and have pictures of the ugly thing. 073 is local to me, but am near 030 often.

Wie helpt? A heartbroken by proxy dad.

Currently in the process of moving to the algarve and looking at leasing a bar somewhere .

Have been in the pub trade in the uk all my life and have done well here but England is becoming a less and less desirable place to live and work .

Would love to hear from some fellow expats what they have found to be pros and cons to running a business here .

Hi guys. Can you please recommend me some beautiful and delicious restaurants in Algarve for an anniversary dinner? Preferably around Albufeira, Silves, and Armação de Pera. Thank you!

Hi guys

I would have to take a bus from Portimao to Faro Int Airport on New Year Eve

Do the buses work on the eve?

Thanks

Boas! Vou andar pelo Algarve e gostava de saber quais são as melhores Francesinhas da região. Obrigado 👌

Hi all. We just arrived in carvoeiro for a 3 day vacation, and the beach is not swimmable and barely playable due to algae. We have young kids and all they’re here to do is play in the sand and splash in the ocean. Please help me salvage this trip!

We have a car. Are there any close by beaches that are easy to drive to and access that not covered in algae? Or is there anything else we could do with young kids (2 and 6)?

Or is our best option to bail and carvoerio and drive to another location entirely?

Thanks for your help

Hello everyone, I'm planning to come and spend my summer vacation in the Algarve as a family with our 2 teenagers aged 15 and 18... Which seaside resort do you recommend to enjoy the beautiful beaches, activities and restaurants.. Ideally a lively place to spend 10 nice days with the family...

Thank you for your advice

Hi, I’m looking for the easiest and cheapest way to get from the airport to Carvoeiro. Arriving at 5pm during a weekday, so I assume there should be still options, but travelling solo - that’s why I’m looking for budget friendly options.

I read that people take buses to Lagoa, and then a taxi/bus to Carvoeiro, but not sure if this information is up to date. Would appreciate any advice!

Hey all, I’m looking to solo travel and work from home at an all inclusive. Where’s the best place to be to be able to socialise and meet new people? (Recommendations of hotels and areas to stay in please!)

It may seem odd to be going in November, but presumably it will be a bit quieter/less crowded? My sister and I are going to Lisbon for a week and have a few days before that to spend elsewhere in Portugal, so we booked the Algarve - we're flying into Faro airport. (We have already been to Sintra/Cascais/Porto/Braga/other towns in Portugal so wanted to check out this area for the first time). I was thinking of booking a hotel in Faro but after researching, found that apparently there's not much to do there and it would be better to book Albufeira or Lagos, or Portimão?

We're not party people at all, the main things we'd want to do is see some beaches/nature walks/looking at churches/museums. I then realised that things might be a bit sticky as we don't have a car/can't drive, don't intend to rent anything while we're there. I understand it's possible to get a train or bus/taxi from Faro to Albufeira? Does anyone have any opinions on the general safety of these areas? I know Portugal as a country is quite safe, but I've never been to this region before.

Many thanks!

I work for a Spanish company that provides maintenance services. We have clients in the Algarve, and the difficulty in finding qualified and committed professionals for this type of work is immense. Many are absent, arrive late, charge exorbitant prices... We don’t have this kind of problem in other regions of Portugal. Why is it like this in the Algarve?"

Hi, we are planning to visit in the last week of January with our 2.5 yo toodler. Could you give us recommendations on what to do, where to go, what to eat and what to wear? We come from colder places (northern Europe), we will be renting car, we want to try short hiking, we enjoy outdoor activities, we love fresh seafood and want to pack light as we will be going with cabin bags only. Thanks a lot!!!

Just booked a week from 12/24-12/31 in the Algarve. I'm interested in good food, walking in old towns, beach combing and hiking. I know it's the low season and that's okay, it's the only time we can go, and we don't like crowds or hot weather anyway. Would love to hear which towns to visit and any restaurant recommendations. I would love a place to eat on 12/24 if at all possible (I understand eating out on Christmas Eve and Christmas might be difficult). Thanks for any and all information!

What are some good options for a family beach day?

Myself and my girlfriend are staying in Sagres and would like to do some bicycle touring and take in some lovely views. She isn’t a very confident cyclist but she is proficient enough to be safe (we have cycled a few official cycle routes in England previously). Because of this, we would like to avoid routes that have sections on the road / highway.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks ☺️

OK I'm aware that this is a completely insane ridiculous request lol but I flew from Faro to London in August and had some time to kill in duty free and ended up buying a magnet. The magnet was orange/red, 3D, in the shape of a fish and soft with padding inside, like a really small toy kind of.

Like many people I try to buy a magnet whenever I go on holiday, but i chose this specific one because I have two kittens who are obsessed with soft little toys, particularly fish, so I thought that they'd like it too.

I gave them the fish and I have never seen a reaction like it - they were instantly enamoured. They both started taking it in turns to carry it around in their mouths or bat it around on the ground and chase it. Because of the magnet, I also realised that I could stick it to different things in our flat (radiators, clothes dryers, rails, the fridge) and they could have fun jumping up to get it down. The obsession persisted for weeks until the fish somehow disappeared.

Both of the kittens just haven't seemed themselves since. I've turned the whole place upside down and it's just completely gone, which makes me worry that it could have fallen in with the recycling and into the outside bin, which is now long gone. They both keep wandering around aimlessly meowing and sniffing around and it's breaking my heart.

I've trawled google and can't find the same magnet anywhere online. This is a real long shot but if anybody is flying from Faro to the UK at any point and could possibly pick up a new one and post it to me then I'd obviously cover the costs of the fish itself and postage etc, plus compensate you for your time and kindness.

apologies for how ridiculous this all is lol and huge huge thank you if anybody is able to help us out. If so I'll video the big reunion and post it here - could be a tearjerker!

Have included a vid of Charlie the kitten and the fish in question before it left us...

https://reddit.com/link/1g1ytbr/video/ldqomxtagbud1/player

I dont know if this is the best place for this post, and I will remove it if not allowed. Where is the best place to advertise a house to sell to be flipped in the Algarve?

Taking budget out, if we’re looking for a 5 star stay with 2 adults and 2 elementary aged kids - where’s the best resort to stay in Algarve?

A few that caught my eye on Google with good reviews:

• Anantara Vilamoura Algarve

Resort

• EPIC SANA Algarve Hotel
• Tivoli Carvoeiro Algarve Resort
• Vila Vita Parc

I'm renting a car and need somewhere to park it overnight as my accommodation doesn't have parking, ideally somewhere central. I've seen that there is a free parking sites in central Faro at Largo de São Francisco - would it be safe and allowed to leave my rental car there overnight? Or any other recommendations?

hi, me and my 12-year-old daughter will be staying at Aquashow Hotel for four days next week, we'll be doing the indoor waterpark for a day or two but are there any other day trips you would recommend for her age? And would sunbathing at a beach be too cold at this time of year? I haven't arranged car hire (yet) so are there good organised excursions with pick-ups? Thanks.

Hi, me and some friends have booked a long weekend in albufeira in January 2025, we are looking to chill out and do general touristy things, but would like to have a night out on one of the nights. Is there anywhere close to Albufeira which would have a good night life or would the strip have many bars / clubs open?

Thanks

Does it rain constantly in algarve in mid November? A friend is hesitant to plan a bike trip then since he has anecdotally heard that it rains a lot then.

Any ideas for the Algarve during rainy days? Located in Lagos with 2 young kids and a car. Looking to survive the day and keep the kids occupied

Olá residentes em Martim Longo!

Fui visitar uma casa que está para venda em Martim Longo, freguesia de Alcoutim. A casa é bastante antiga, mas bem conservada e com algumas melhorias realizadas ao longo dos anos. Apesar de estar habitável, seriam necessárias obras que vão para além do "cosmético" para torná-la mais funcional para a vida familiar de hoje em dia (portas e janelas mais eficientes energeticamente, remoção de lareiras abertas e substituição por outros métodos mais eficientes de aquecimento, remodelação e modernização da cozinha, construção de mais uma casa de banho no interior). Como é de esperar no cenário imobiliário actual, está sobrevalorizada, porém dentro daquilo que eu e o meu marido definimos como limite máximo de aquisição. Estamos neste momento em reflexão... Estamos acostumados a residir na zona centro do Algarve e continuaríamos se aqui conseguíssemos comprar casa, mas esta casa em Martim Longo parece ser uma boa oportunidade de finalmente sermos donos do nosso espaço. Por outro lado, incomoda-me ter que realizar obras substanciais, pois sinto que estabelecermo-nos numa localização tão periférica implica já uma grande concessão da nossa parte.

Posto isto, como é viver em Martim Longo? De que gostam mais? De que gostam menos? De que detestam? O que vos faria ir embora? De que sentem mais falta? Se me puderem fornecer informações sobre o bom e o mau de aí morar, ajudar-nos-iam a consolidar a nossa decisão.

Obrigada desde já!

Hello there! I will be in the area for about 4 days this month and looking for some recs. I love wine, art, food, jazz/live music, beach. Any recommendations of things to do, restaurants etc? Thanks!

Olá Reddits! 👋 Alguém sabe onde andam os jovens trabalhadores (20-30anos) de Albufeira? Mudei -me recentemente para Albufeira, mas estou com muita dificuldade em conhecer pessoas. Para qualquer lado que tente ir é só turistas. Há algum bar que seja mais tranquilo, longe de turistas? 🤔

Tips for a good place to rent a road bike? I am staying close to benagil. But have a car in case i need to ride. Really wanna make some rides towards the inland.

Thanks!:)