Faro, Portugal
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Lived just up the road for 3 years and am back here now for a short break.
Chef branco near the train station is good for local food (as recommended by a wife's colleague who has lived there 20 years). Faro itself I can take or leave, the old town is worth a morning's wander. You can get a ferry across to the beach sand bar where there's reasonable cafe bars and food, and the Atlantic waves come rolling in.
Train to olhao and lunch as sushi moment's for he best €28 for 2 sushi meal you will find on this planet (it's legit good at any price). Plus a wonder around the town and dock and get the ferry to armona - the beach island. Also pretty. Same kind of deal as faro beach but very remote.
Further along the train line is fuseta. I lived here 3 years. My 2 recommendations would be casa corvo which is one of a pair of fish restaurants next to the fish wholesale market (which should give you a clue). Very good fish, squid, octopus, served simply and grilled in front of you. If it's full the place next door is pretty much as good. From there you can walk past some nice little beach bars and to the very family oriented beach which is good for swimming as it's in the lagoon. The bar on the beach itself is expensive, use the ones either side of the park by the boat ramp.
However, if you can get there for a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night and arrange transport home, I beg you to give the absolutely bats
t owners of 'fuseta nano brew' as much of your money as you can. Run by a retired Norwegian couple, less than 20 seats in the place, And they're *absolutely incapable* of brewing a bad beer. One of my favourite places on earth.
If you like bikes it's the right time of year to hire one and cycle along the coastal eco via route, and see how far you can follow it before it tips you into someones back garden, a railway line, or the sea.
Tavira has a rep as great but to be honest it always feels a bit touristy trap-y to me (ate there tonight). I wouldn't go through olhao to get to it, especially not if you're there for limited time.
Any other tips required, happy to oblige. I have strong opinions about albuferia and golf....
Chef branco near the train station is good for local food (as recommended by a wife's colleague who has lived there 20 years). Faro itself I can take or leave, the old town is worth a morning's wander. You can get a ferry across to the beach sand bar where there's reasonable cafe bars and food, and the Atlantic waves come rolling in.
Train to olhao and lunch as sushi moment's for he best €28 for 2 sushi meal you will find on this planet (it's legit good at any price). Plus a wonder around the town and dock and get the ferry to armona - the beach island. Also pretty. Same kind of deal as faro beach but very remote.
Further along the train line is fuseta. I lived here 3 years. My 2 recommendations would be casa corvo which is one of a pair of fish restaurants next to the fish wholesale market (which should give you a clue). Very good fish, squid, octopus, served simply and grilled in front of you. If it's full the place next door is pretty much as good. From there you can walk past some nice little beach bars and to the very family oriented beach which is good for swimming as it's in the lagoon. The bar on the beach itself is expensive, use the ones either side of the park by the boat ramp.
However, if you can get there for a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night and arrange transport home, I beg you to give the absolutely bats
t owners of 'fuseta nano brew' as much of your money as you can. Run by a retired Norwegian couple, less than 20 seats in the place, And they're *absolutely incapable* of brewing a bad beer. One of my favourite places on earth. If you like bikes it's the right time of year to hire one and cycle along the coastal eco via route, and see how far you can follow it before it tips you into someones back garden, a railway line, or the sea.
Tavira has a rep as great but to be honest it always feels a bit touristy trap-y to me (ate there tonight). I wouldn't go through olhao to get to it, especially not if you're there for limited time.
Any other tips required, happy to oblige. I have strong opinions about albuferia and golf....
WeirdNeville said:
Lived just up the road for 3 years and am back here now for a short break.
Chef branco near the train station is good for local food (as recommended by a wife's colleague who has lived there 20 years). Faro itself I can take or leave, the old town is worth a morning's wander. You can get a ferry across to the beach sand bar where there's reasonable cafe bars and food, and the Atlantic waves come rolling in.
Train to olhao and lunch as sushi moment's for he best €28 for 2 sushi meal you will find on this planet (it's legit good at any price). Plus a wonder around the town and dock and get the ferry to armona - the beach island. Also pretty. Same kind of deal as faro beach but very remote.
Further along the train line is fuseta. I lived here 3 years. My 2 recommendations would be casa corvo which is one of a pair of fish restaurants next to the fish wholesale market (which should give you a clue). Very good fish, squid, octopus, served simply and grilled in front of you. If it's full the place next door is pretty much as good. From there you can walk past some nice little beach bars and to the very family oriented beach which is good for swimming as it's in the lagoon. The bar on the beach itself is expensive, use the ones either side of the park by the boat ramp.
However, if you can get there for a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night and arrange transport home, I beg you to give the absolutely batst owners of 'fuseta nano brew' as much of your money as you can. Run by a retired Norwegian couple, less than 20 seats in the place, And they're *absolutely incapable* of brewing a bad beer. One of my favourite places on earth.
If you like bikes it's the right time of year to hire one and cycle along the coastal eco via route, and see how far you can follow it before it tips you into someones back garden, a railway line, or the sea.
Tavira has a rep as great but to be honest it always feels a bit touristy trap-y to me (ate there tonight). I wouldn't go through olhao to get to it, especially not if you're there for limited time.
Any other tips required, happy to oblige. I have strong opinions about albuferia and golf....
Thanks going to Olhao in a few days looking forward to trying your recommendations.Chef branco near the train station is good for local food (as recommended by a wife's colleague who has lived there 20 years). Faro itself I can take or leave, the old town is worth a morning's wander. You can get a ferry across to the beach sand bar where there's reasonable cafe bars and food, and the Atlantic waves come rolling in.
Train to olhao and lunch as sushi moment's for he best €28 for 2 sushi meal you will find on this planet (it's legit good at any price). Plus a wonder around the town and dock and get the ferry to armona - the beach island. Also pretty. Same kind of deal as faro beach but very remote.
Further along the train line is fuseta. I lived here 3 years. My 2 recommendations would be casa corvo which is one of a pair of fish restaurants next to the fish wholesale market (which should give you a clue). Very good fish, squid, octopus, served simply and grilled in front of you. If it's full the place next door is pretty much as good. From there you can walk past some nice little beach bars and to the very family oriented beach which is good for swimming as it's in the lagoon. The bar on the beach itself is expensive, use the ones either side of the park by the boat ramp.
However, if you can get there for a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night and arrange transport home, I beg you to give the absolutely bats
t owners of 'fuseta nano brew' as much of your money as you can. Run by a retired Norwegian couple, less than 20 seats in the place, And they're *absolutely incapable* of brewing a bad beer. One of my favourite places on earth. If you like bikes it's the right time of year to hire one and cycle along the coastal eco via route, and see how far you can follow it before it tips you into someones back garden, a railway line, or the sea.
Tavira has a rep as great but to be honest it always feels a bit touristy trap-y to me (ate there tonight). I wouldn't go through olhao to get to it, especially not if you're there for limited time.
Any other tips required, happy to oblige. I have strong opinions about albuferia and golf....
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