As promised a google map extract showing the locations of the main markets in Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
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Friday, 19 December 2008
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Forum: http://britishexpats.com - Do not use
If you are thinking of using a forum dealing with the Algarve to find out information, I strongly do not recommend using http://britishexpats.com.
Their rules on providing useful information are such that is quite impossible to post anything useful. More than once I have tried to post sensible credible information published on this forum in response to questions by their members and have been booted by the moderator. This morning there was a question from a member about 3G PAYG Internet in Portugal. I posted a link to the article about this on my blog which provides a synopsis of the current operators in Portugal. It was booted. I have no such problem with other expats forums in the Algarve.
Also, you cannot use their private message system till you have posted three times. If you can't post private messages till you've posted three messages approved by a moderator, it's barmy.
So their member who could have found my info useful has lost out.
I recommend avoiding this particular forum.
Their rules on providing useful information are such that is quite impossible to post anything useful. More than once I have tried to post sensible credible information published on this forum in response to questions by their members and have been booted by the moderator. This morning there was a question from a member about 3G PAYG Internet in Portugal. I posted a link to the article about this on my blog which provides a synopsis of the current operators in Portugal. It was booted. I have no such problem with other expats forums in the Algarve.
Also, you cannot use their private message system till you have posted three times. If you can't post private messages till you've posted three messages approved by a moderator, it's barmy.
So their member who could have found my info useful has lost out.
I recommend avoiding this particular forum.
Lagos, Algarve - Markets
There is a large general market on the 1st Saturday of every month by the football stadium/Sports centre.
There is a weekly produce market in the Mercado de Levante by the Bus Station.
On the Avenida in the centre of Town you will find the Mercado Muncipal, which opens early Monday to Saturday and where you will find fish.
There is also the Mercado de Santo Amaro at the top of the town which is a clone of the one down town and is also open Monday to Saturday.
There is a weekly produce market in the Mercado de Levante by the Bus Station.
On the Avenida in the centre of Town you will find the Mercado Muncipal, which opens early Monday to Saturday and where you will find fish.
There is also the Mercado de Santo Amaro at the top of the town which is a clone of the one down town and is also open Monday to Saturday.
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Train/bus Lisbon-Sevilla - Christmas 2008
There are no direct trains between Lisbon and Seville. You would have to route via Madrid.
www.alsa.es operate buses between Lisbon and Seville.
They are showing the following departures for 25th December 2008.
Departure schedules (25/12/2008): LISBOA ORIENTE - SEVILLA
Depart LISBON ORIENTE. 09:30
Arr: SEVILLA 17:45
Price One way 48,00
Depart LISBON ORIENTE. 20:45
Arr: SEVILLA 05:45 next day
Price One way 48,00
You should check with www.alsa.es Monday next week to esnure that the service will operate.
www.alsa.es operate buses between Lisbon and Seville.
They are showing the following departures for 25th December 2008.
Departure schedules (25/12/2008): LISBOA ORIENTE - SEVILLA
Depart LISBON ORIENTE. 09:30
Arr: SEVILLA 17:45
Price One way 48,00
Depart LISBON ORIENTE. 20:45
Arr: SEVILLA 05:45 next day
Price One way 48,00
You should check with www.alsa.es Monday next week to esnure that the service will operate.
Algarve - Public Transport
Thank you for reading my blog.
You have many questions and I may not be able to answer all of them.
1) Porto to Albufeira.
There are two ways. Train or Rail.
As Albufeira Railway station is 8km from Albufeira, the cheapest and best way to make the trip will probably be by bus.
There are two bus companies that operate this route, via Lisbon.
Renex
website: http://www.renex.pt
Rede-Expressos
website: http://www.rede-expressos.pt/
2) Travel in the Algarve by public transport.
Again because the railway station is outside Albufeira, buses are your best option to travel around the Algarve.
See the following sites for more information:
Regional Bus Company - Eva Transportes
website: http://www.eva-bus.com/home.php?lang=UK
Website on local travel in the Algarve by Cubsur:
website: http://thomasallen.home.sapo.pt/travel/
3) Bus Passes
EVA Transportes have a 3 day regional tourist pass for € 22.50 which covers the Central Algarve between Loulé and Lagos.
Website: http://www.eva-bus.com/passe_turistico.php?serv=passe_turistico
With a student card you may get some discounts on certain services but you will probably be only able to find out if your Students card will be valid when you get here and buy tickets.
You have many questions and I may not be able to answer all of them.
1) Porto to Albufeira.
There are two ways. Train or Rail.
As Albufeira Railway station is 8km from Albufeira, the cheapest and best way to make the trip will probably be by bus.
There are two bus companies that operate this route, via Lisbon.
Renex
website: http://www.renex.pt
Rede-Expressos
website: http://www.rede-expressos.pt/
2) Travel in the Algarve by public transport.
Again because the railway station is outside Albufeira, buses are your best option to travel around the Algarve.
See the following sites for more information:
Regional Bus Company - Eva Transportes
website: http://www.eva-bus.com/home.php?lang=UK
Website on local travel in the Algarve by Cubsur:
website: http://thomasallen.home.sapo.pt/travel/
3) Bus Passes
EVA Transportes have a 3 day regional tourist pass for € 22.50 which covers the Central Algarve between Loulé and Lagos.
Website: http://www.eva-bus.com/passe_turistico.php?serv=passe_turistico
With a student card you may get some discounts on certain services but you will probably be only able to find out if your Students card will be valid when you get here and buy tickets.
Monday, 15 December 2008
Portuguese Railways - Lisbon/Madrid - New Rail Times
As from 14th December 2008, the Lusitania Express has return to its old route operating overnight between Lisbon Sta. Apolonia and Madrid Chaumartin. This means again that there is now again a daily service between Lisbon and Caceres and Marvão and Madrid.
I publish an extract from the Portuguese Railways/CP website below.(Click on Image to enlarge)
I publish an extract from the Portuguese Railways/CP website below.(Click on Image to enlarge)
CP - Portuguese Railways - New Timetables from 14th December 2008
New timetables will apply throughout the national CP/Portuguese Railways system as from 14th December 2008.
At present it is best to check the new timetables online at:
http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=87cbd5abe2a74010VgnVCM1000007b01a8c0RCRD
The pdf versions are not all online yet.
At present it is best to check the new timetables online at:
http://www.cp.pt/cp/displayPage.do?vgnextoid=87cbd5abe2a74010VgnVCM1000007b01a8c0RCRD
The pdf versions are not all online yet.
Thursday, 11 December 2008
New Hotel Aggregator Web Site - hotelscombined.com
I have just been introduced to the above site which certainly seems to give an excellent aggregation/summary of offers from hotels world-wide.
It is a clean site and the search facility is rapid.
I got excellent results on tests for hotels in Lagos, Lisbon and Rimin, Italy.
It is certainly worth a try if one needs to do a rapid survey of available hotels.
http://www.hotelscombined.com
It is a clean site and the search facility is rapid.
I got excellent results on tests for hotels in Lagos, Lisbon and Rimin, Italy.
It is certainly worth a try if one needs to do a rapid survey of available hotels.
http://www.hotelscombined.com
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Flights from Copenhagen to Faro
Norwegian Air Shuttle who already operate Oslo to Faro are launch a service from Copenhagen to Faro following the demise of Sterling Airlines. The weekly service is due to start operation on 4th April 2009.
See:
http://www.norwegian.no/
See:
http://www.norwegian.no/
Lisbon Airport - Buses to the Centre
I passed through Lisbon Airport this weekend en route to Lagos and as I had some time decided to check again the bus services from the airport.
What I was not aware of was that as well as the Aerobus service linking the airport with the Centre at Rossio and Cais de Sodre station, Carris, the Lisbon bus operator have been operating another service for the past few months that links the Airport with the Rede Expressos Bus Station and the Railway/Metro Station at Sete Rios/Jardim Zoologico. The bus continues to run up Avda. José Malhoa to service the many hotels there, (e.g. Ibis Malhoa) and on past S. Sebastião and Parque Metro Stations. The Service is called Aeroshuttle and costs Euro 3.00. This ticket also allows 24 hour travel on buses on the Carris network.
The actual stops at Sete Rios/Jardim Zoologico are under the motorway in front of the entrance to the Zoo about 150 metres from the bus/rail station.
I decided to use this service which takes between 20 and 40 minutes to travel from Lisbon Airport to Sete Rios/Jardim Zoologico. It enabled me to easily connect with the EVA Transportes departure from Sete Rios Bus Station to Lagos, which costs Euro 19.00 one way and takes 3 hrs 45 mins which is 45 quicker than the other bus operator RENEX.
More information can be found here:
http://www.carris.pt/en/index.php?area=servicos&subarea=servicos_tur_aerobus
What I was not aware of was that as well as the Aerobus service linking the airport with the Centre at Rossio and Cais de Sodre station, Carris, the Lisbon bus operator have been operating another service for the past few months that links the Airport with the Rede Expressos Bus Station and the Railway/Metro Station at Sete Rios/Jardim Zoologico. The bus continues to run up Avda. José Malhoa to service the many hotels there, (e.g. Ibis Malhoa) and on past S. Sebastião and Parque Metro Stations. The Service is called Aeroshuttle and costs Euro 3.00. This ticket also allows 24 hour travel on buses on the Carris network.
The actual stops at Sete Rios/Jardim Zoologico are under the motorway in front of the entrance to the Zoo about 150 metres from the bus/rail station.
I decided to use this service which takes between 20 and 40 minutes to travel from Lisbon Airport to Sete Rios/Jardim Zoologico. It enabled me to easily connect with the EVA Transportes departure from Sete Rios Bus Station to Lagos, which costs Euro 19.00 one way and takes 3 hrs 45 mins which is 45 quicker than the other bus operator RENEX.
More information can be found here:
http://www.carris.pt/en/index.php?area=servicos&subarea=servicos_tur_aerobus
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