Portugal - Bus - Evora to/vers Lagos, Algarve

Il n'y existe pas actuellement des trains en direct entre Evora et Lagos. Pour deplacer entre ces deux villes, par train, il faut changer des trains aux gares de Pinhal Novo e Tunes. Car il y a, aujourd'hui, des gréves fréquentes sur a ligne ferrovaire de l'Algarve, c'est pas conseiller utiliser ce moyen à voyager entre les deux villes!

Aussi il n'existe pas pendant l'hiver des services direct de autobus quotidien entre Evora et Lagos. Outre que transiter Lisbonne, la seule connexion quotidien entre Evora et Lagos est par Albufeira (Terminal Caliços).

La compagnie Rede Expressos, ( http://www.rede-expressos.pt/ ) a deux départs quotidien sur la trajét Évora - Albufeira (Terminal Caliços).

Evora Albufeira
              (T.Caliços)
D 09:00 A 12:15
D 14:30 A 17:45

Ensuite, a partir de l'Albufeira, la compagnie Eva Transportes ( http://www.eva-bus.com/ ) a deux départs quotidien avec des connexions pour Lagos.

Albufeira Lagos
(T.Caliços)
D 13:25 A 14:40
D 18:00 A 19:25

Dubai/Lisbon to Fatima

Since July 2012, Emirates have been operating daily flights from Dubai to Lisbon.

EK 191
Dept DBX: 09:45
Arr. LIS:  14:30

On arrival in Lisbon, there are two direct route by public transport to Fatima, both by bus:

a) Rede Expressos - http://www.rede-expressos.pt/

Take the Aerobus Line 2 from Lisbon Airport to Sete Rios Bus Station. The stop is just outside the Arrivals Hall behind the Lisbon Tourism Booth. The service runs every 30 minutes from 07:30 to 22.00

From Lisbon Sete Rios Bus Station a Rede Expressos bus to Fatima. There are regular departures through out the day between 07:00 and 20:00. Transit time is 90min.

b) Citi-Express - http://www.citiexpress.eu

Citi-Express  also operate from Lisbon Gare Oriente to Fatima 2 to 4 times daily. Services on this company's lines 4,5 and 7 depart from the Bus Station at Gare Oriente. Tickets are available from bus ticket office 8.

Timetables here: http://goo.gl/8ZuB4

To get to Gare Oriente, on exiting the T1 Arrival Hall at Lisbon Airport, turn left proceed down the ramp, and bear right at the bottom. On the left there are glass doors leading to the entrance to the Metro Station!

Buy a ticket and proceed two stops to Gare Oriente. The Bus station is on the ground floor.

It is not recommended taking trains to Fatima as the station at Caxarias is several kilometres from the sanctuary and local buses are not frequent (max. 7 per day).
  

Buying Bicycles in Lisbon, Portugal

For Bicycles, try sportzone.pt Here you go: http://goo.gl/8JAfy In central Lisbon, they have shops at Centro Colombo Shopping Mall, Vasco da Gama Shopping Mall, (by Gare Oriente Station), and Chiado.

Portugal - How welcome are tourists

As long as you arrive and travel with a polite and calm confident attitude, you will be generally quietly welcome wherever you travel in Portugal.

There is a very famous Portuguese song "Casa Portuguesa" that really does describe and the warmth of the Portuguese. Made famous Amalia Rodrigues, here is an unofficial translation of the lyrics, I recently made for a private party we held in Lagos for visiting friends and where a live fado singer sang a wonderful rendition of this song.

"One is always well in Portuguese home, bread and wine on the table, and, if someone gently knocks on the door, they sit with all at the table.

It's good, this sincerity, it's good, which one cannot deny, the happiness of poverty lies in this great richness of giving and being content.

Four whitewashed walls, a sweet smell of rosemary, a bunch of golden grapes two roses in a garden,

a tile of of St. Joseph and the sun of springtime… a promise of kisses… two open arms waiting for me…

This is a Portuguese home, certainly! This is, surely, a Portuguese home!

In the simple comfort of my home, there is the plenty of affection. the curtain of the window is the moonlight but the sun that shines on it, even a little, a very little is enough to cheer such a simple existence

It's just love, bread and wine and cabbage soup, so green bubbling in the bowl. One is always well in Portuguese home, bread and wine on the table, if someone gently knocks on the door, they sit with all at the table.

It's good, this sincerity, it's good, which one cannot deny, the happiness of poverty lies in this great richness of giving and being content. "

... and here is a youtube link to a young Portuguese lady, Beatriz Costa, who a few years ago won a nationally televised talent show, singing "Casa Portuguese"

http://youtu.be/IVHB-JfPA0k

Enjoy your visit!

Lisbon to Gibraltar

Hiring a car is not necessarily the best! There is no rail service. Your best option is probably the bus service operated by alsa.es - There are departures as follows: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Lisboa Sete Rios - depart 13:30 Sevilla (est.prado) - arrive 21:30 Daily: Lisboa Sete Rios - depart 21:30 Sevilla (est.prado) - arrive 06:15 Transit time: 9h 00min Price:37.0€ From Sevilla Prado de San Sebastián Bus Station, get the T.G. Comes bus that runs to La Linea and walk across the frontier. Transit time: 4hrs. Timetable here: http://www.tgcomes.es/horarios_33_english.htm TAP - Air Portugal operate daily from Lisbon to Sevilla. However, one-way prices are in the region of € 300 to € 400. You would then need to get from Seville Airport to the Prado de San Sebastián, Sevilla, then the T G Comes bus to La Linea.

Rock Music courses in the Algarve

Assuming your son has some competency in Portuguese, the well-established and respected state supported "Academia de Música de Lagos", which also operates in Portimão and Lagos, started a "RockSchool" course this academic year. See: http://www.academiamusicalagos.net/abrir/rockschool_curso_de_musica_pop-rock.html + http://www.academiamusicalagos.net/abrir/contactos.html

Fotos antigos do Lagos, Algarve, Portugal. Photos of old Lagos,Algarve,Portugal.

See: http://goo.gl/GXV74

Public Transport from Rota/Cadiz/Jerez de la Frontera, Spain to Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal

You need to get a bus or train from Jerez de la Frontera or Cadiz to Sevilla then bus to Albufeira. T.G. Comes operate a bus service(Línea M-905:) from Rota to Estación autobuses Prado de San Sebastián, Sevilla. See: http://www.tgcomes.es/horarios_20.htm You will need to then get a local Tussam Bus (C4) to Estación autobuses Plaza das Armas, Sevilla. From Plaza das Armas you will need to get a bus with either one of the following two operators: 1) Damas/EVA - Twice daily service - http://goo.gl/ejQuP Dept: Sevilla 07:30* Arr: Albufeira 10:55 Dept: Sevilla 16:15* Arr: Albufeira 19:40 2) alsa.es Dept: Sevilla ( Plaza De Armas ) 15:00 Arr: Albufeira 17:45 Dept: Sevilla ( Plaza De Armas ) 23:59 Arr: Albufeira 02:45 +1día Most Long Buses arrive at Albufeira Bus Station which is a bit out of town. You may need to get a cab to your final destination. For more info see the Algarve - Spain page on Cubsur's excellent site here: http//:www.algarvebus.info

Porto to Paris

Your flight to Hong Kong is more than likely from Paris CDG airport There are flights from to Paris CGD from Porto as well as from Paris Orly, Paris Beauvais and Paris Vatry. If leaving Paris CDG or Orly, depending upon arrival time, you will hopefully be able to get a flight from Porto to the airport you need for your ongoing flight without changing airports. In any event, I would strongly not recommend changing airports in Paris, unless absolutely necessary, as one needs to allow a minimum of 4 to 5 hours to do so depending on the time of day. Airlines operating from Porto to Paris are as follows: Paris CDG - easyjet.com Paris Orly - TAP - www.flytap.com Transavia - www.transavia.com Aigle-Azur - vols.aigle-azur.com Paris Beauvais - ryanair.com Paris Vatry - ryanair.com

Transavia lança Lisboa – Paris Orly a 27 de abril 2013

Transavia lança Lisboa – Paris Orly a 27 de abril 2013 Transavia to operate Lisbon - Paris Orly from April 2013