Luvaria Ulisses - Lisbon

Not sure about prices! I often walk past this shop when in Lisbon. It is one of those wonderful olde worlde remnants of Lisbon when it was a world capital of an empire.

They have a website here:

http://www.luvariaulisses.com/uk/pagina/1/home/

From the site it does not appear they do men's gloves.

Perhaps you could email them.

Ryanair - Liverpool - Faro cancelled

Ryanair announced yesterday that it is cutting its Liverpool to Faro route.

See:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/17cc6d3c-fe26-11dd-932e-000077b07658.html

Note this announcement is still not noted on the Ryanair News Site

Hip hotel in Lagos

We don't have any boutique hotels here in central Lagos yet.

The Villa Galé Lagos which is being built just down the road from me opens on April 25th, 2009.

See: http://www.vilagale.pt/pages/hoteis/?hotel=21

This group's hotels are usually very well appointed.

However, it is about 1500m from town.

Vivenda Miranda is also very nice and has great sea views.

http://www.vivendamiranda.com/

Again it a a way from town but the restaurants at Porto do Mós are in easy walking distance.

Within the city walls you could have a look at Casa da Moura and within easy walking distance of town.

http://www.casadamoura.com/_en/index.htm

Lagos to Lisbon - Buses - Rede Expressos/EVA

The following is the current Rede-Expressos/EVA Transportes Lagos to Lisbon Sete Rios Daily Bus Timetable: (Click on Image to enlarge.)

Lisbon to Albufeira by bus - Sunday afternoons

There are plenty of buses daily from Lisbon to Albufeira even on Sundays.

There is are 17:00 and 19:00 departures from Lisbon Gare Oriente Bus Station (ten minutes by cab from the Airport), operated by Renex, and arriving in Albufeira at 20:15 and 22:15 respectively.

There is a service operated by Rede Expressos from Lisbon Sete Rios Bus Station departing at 18:30 and arriving 21:10.

Lisbon to Ericeira

You could try these guys:

http://www.low-cost-transfers.com/lisbon-airport/

They are quoting €54.00 for 2 people from Lisbon airport to Ericeira direct.

By the time you get a bus or taxi to Lisbon Cais de Sodre Station, then a train to Cascais or a bus or taxi to Sete Rios and then a train to Sintra, and then a taxi to Ericeira, you will probably find it better to get a direct transfer especially if you have to be in Ericeira 11:30.

The bus company Mafrense have a service from Lisbon Campo Grande to Ericeira. The September 2008 timetable shows departures on Saturday Morning as follows:

07:35 Arr: 09:04
09:20 Arr: 10:34

You would need to get a taxi from Lisbon Airport to Campo Grande.

Downloadable here:

http://www.mafrense.pt/downloads/ericeira_lisboa_setembro_2008.pdf

Algarve - Lagos

Faro is 80kms from Lagos.

The Algarve is a region 180km wide by 40km deep. You will not be able to explore everything in 2 days.

I suggest that if Lagos interests you, you should here here. You can change from the Lisbon to Faro train at Tunes junction and take a local train to Lagos.

There are twice daily buses from Lagos to Seville.

See Cubsur's page on this here:

http://thomasallen.home.sapo.pt/travel/001.htm

There are two or three moped rental agencies here:

There are a couple of places.

Luis of Sidecar 32 in Torraltinha,Lagos is one.

He can be contacted via the following address.

Side Car 32 - Motociclos de Aluguer, Lda.
R. St Casa Misericórdia
8600-621 LAGOS
email: filipe_bolota@hotmail.com

Tel: 282798383

He can deliver a bike to you in town at the Reposl Garage on the Avenida.
and

MotoRent

Rua Victor Costa Silva
Ed. Vasco da Gama
Loja 8/B
8600-764 Lagos

Tel: (+351)282769716

As regards good restaurants, the town is full of them. Depends where you staying. Canthinho Algarvio on Rua Alfonso Almeida just up from the yellow Camara Building is a good place to start.

Bus to Fatima from Lisbon

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You will need to get from Lisbon Airport to Lisbon Sete Rios Coach Station from where the buses depart.
This means either a cab or the Aerobus service.

See this link on my blog for more info:

http://barlaventostravelblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/lisbon-airport-buses-to-centre.html

This means you probably will not get to the bus station until at least 17:30.

Rede Expressos do not yet have the timetable online for May, but based on the current timetable there are departures at 18:30, 19:15, 19:30 and 20:00.

Transit times are between 1,5 and 2,5 hours depending on the service.

Suggest that you check the times closer to the date on there website:

http://www.rede-expressos.pt/

Day Trip - Albufeira to Lisbon

A day trip by train is possible but it would be very rushed as the first train only gets in about 09:45 and the last departure southwards is at 18h51.

The other problem is that Albufeira station is at Figueiras about 8 kms from Albufeira itself. This means having your own hire car, using a local bus or a taxi.

Your better bet would be to take an EVA Transportes bus from Albufeira Bus Station (Rodoviario) which is much closer to the centre.

On weekdays there is a departure from Albufeira at 06:55 arriving Lisbon Sete Rios Bus Station at 09:45.

There is a return trip leaving Lisboa Sete Rios Bus Station at 20:30 arriving Albufeira at 23:10.

These buses are fairly new and the drivers usually v. good. The trip is by motorway most of the way.

Additionally, the metro line from Sete Rios in direction of Stª Apolonia will take you straight to Rossio which is the centre of Lisbon.

Return Ticket would be about 34,20 €

There is another Bus company operating the route RENEX but their terminal is further out of Lisbon at Gare Oriente.

Lisbon to alvor

The nearest station to Alvor is Portimão.

There are regular trains from Lisbon Gare Oriente and Entrecampos Stations to Portimão. You would have to change however in Tunes.

There are regular Renex Buses from Lisbon Gare Oriente to Alvor.

If you go to my blog at:

http://barlaventostravelblog.blogspot.com/

Scroll down on the right hand panel until you come to the section entitled:

»» Algarve & Portugal - Travel Transport Links

You will find links to the Renex Bus Timetables and Portuguese Railways - Lisbon/Faro and Algarve Lines Timetables.

Also have a look at Cubsur's site

http://www.algarvebus.info

You will find information there on local buses from Portimão to Alvor.