Algarve - A realistic assessment of the Real Estate and prices

An interesting 2013 article published in algarvedailynews.com by John Clare about the prospects for the real estate market and price in the Algarve region of Portugal:

  http://bit.ly/1diGGVd

I agree totally with his assessment of the situation. I have been saying similar things over the past few years.

Given the existing stock of empty properties, it will take many years for prices to bounce back.

Some good eateries - Lagos, Algarve, Portugal

Barlaventoexpert recommends:

Pizzolinos - http://bit.ly/19BxNXU
Bom Apetite - http://bit.ly/14T68Qx
Churrasqueira Frangos São João - http://bit.ly/14T68Qx
Onda Norte - http://bit.ly/14T8UW3
Portal de Infante (Marina) - http://goo.gl/Za8UU
Pato Cheio - http://goo.gl/sRPkB

Algarve Shopping - Cinemas reopening on 22nd August 2013

Breaking News courtesy of Algarve Regional Papers "Região Sul" and Sul informação! The Cinemas at Algarve Shopping Mall near Albufeira and Guia and due to reopen on August 22nd, 2013! More Here (in portuguese): http://www.regiaosul.pt/noticia.php?refnoticia=138907 and: http://bit.ly/1ae1Xjr

Coimbra - Portuguese treasure - Irish Times Article, Sat, Jul 27, 2013

Interesting Article here on Coimbra:

Portuguese treasure - Travel News | Ireland & World Travel Advice & Tips | The Irish Tim - Sat, Jul 27, 2013

I also love this letter that was subsequently sent to the editor: http://goo.gl/P0Q1CJ

Large Group Bus Hire - Faro Airport, Algarve

Try:

AlgarSerra - http://www.algarserra.com/

Transol - reservas@transol.pt

If you are heading to the Eastern Algarve also try Lepebus just over the Guadiana in Spain.

email: comercial@lepebus.com

web: http://www.lepebus.com/2011/index.php

I have used them in the past and I found them to be efficient and, at the time cost effective. They are often up and down to Faro Airport.

Preços de Lulas em Aljezur sobe após visita de turista inglês.

Relata-se que os preços das Lulas disparam em Aljezur, Algarve, após um turista Inglês e sua esposa visitaram o mercado do Aljezur ontem, conforme relatado na imprensa local e internacional. (Teriam viajado para o Algarve por easyjet.com).

Veja:

http://bit.ly/1btUfCZ

http://ind.pn/149vsBs

http://huff.to/14j9Fjs

http://bit.ly/14jagld

Squid Price in Aljezur spikes after English Tourist visits

It is reported that the price of squid (lulas) has spiked in Aljezur, Algarve after an English Tourist and his wife visited Aljezur market yesterday, (They allegedly travelled to the Algarve by easyjet.com), as reported in the international and local press..

links here:

http://bit.ly/1btUfCZ

http://ind.pn/149vsBs

http://huff.to/14j9Fjs

http://bit.ly/14jagld

Lisbon, Portugal - No Second Low-Cost Airport for Now.

lowcostportugal.net reported yesterday that the Portuguese Secretary of State for Transport, Sr. Sérgio Monteiro, in an address whilst opening a new shopping complex at Lisbon Airport, had advised that the Portuguese Government had decided that no new infrastructure in the form of a "second low-cost" airport was necessary, at present.

This appears to terminate the ongoing discussions about the possibility of using one of the airbases at Montijo, Alverca or Sintra for low-cost operations.

It is suggested that recent studies indicate that the existing Lisbon Portela Airport could have capacity, with investment, for up to 22 million pax per year well up on the 18 million previous forecast to be reached in 2018.  

Article (In Portuguese) here: http://bit.ly/14PRmsx

Um aeroporto low cost em Lisboa? - lowcostportugal.net.

Um aeroporto low cost em Lisboa? Estado diz que a Portela chega, por agora.

Weather Forecasts for the Algarve,Portugal

I would like to clarify why some many apps and websites provide the wrong info on weather in and around the Lagos, Algarve Area.

According to my research, there are only two official internationally recognised Weather Stations in the Algarve at Sagres and at Faro Airport. Most non-Portuguese web sites providing "weather forecasts" for Lagos, Algarve, actually appear to take their readings from the Sagres weather station. Unfortunately, many websites do not take into account that Sagres, lying on a peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic has its own "micro-climate" which can result in weather conditions being totally different than those in Lagos +- 30km away. This is often the case, for example, in the case of BBC weather forecasts for Lagos.

The only reasonably accurate weather forecast for Lagos and other centres in the Algarve is from the Portuguese Met. Office where they extrapolate the data from the main stations and using local knowledge and history make reasonable accurate predictions. (though not all the time)

Portuguese Met Office: http://www.ipma.pt/en/index.html

To find local forecasts, select Faro from the "District" drop-down menu and then the nearest Algarve town to one's location from the City/Town drop down menu.