{"id":21208,"date":"2019-09-08T05:31:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T19:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=21208"},"modified":"2020-07-21T08:32:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T22:32:20","slug":"faro-portugal-%f0%9f%87%b5%f0%9f%87%b9-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=21208","title":{"rendered":"Faro, Portugal \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 5-6th September 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 14 kms from Almancil to Faro, both in the Algarve<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Faro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Private aire \u20ac10, all services. N37.02942, W07.97002<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 89 days @ \u20ac72 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having originally thought we may stay a couple of nights in Almancil, we decide to move on to Faro. The \u2018nature based\u2019 aire at Almancil was really a bit ramshackle and too far from both the beach and the township.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It only takes 20 minutes including a quick ice stop before we roll into Faro and the paid aire situated half way between the city and the airport. It\u2019s all well laid out and we get some shade for our \u20ac10 per night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Map of Faro, the icon on our parking spot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The manager provides a map with direction to Praia de faro (the beach) and the city. So we unload the scooter, level the Hymer and set off to find the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We ride around the airport, crossing a long narrow bridge across a wetland, to the beach front. This photo looking across the wetland and the airport, Faro in the background. Our ride to the beach takes less than 10 minutes,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We lock up the scooter and walk across the dune. It\u2019s actually a lovely clean beach, clear water and very few people. Perfect. So we spend a couple of hours lazing, then go back to the Hymer for lunch and a rest, then return in the late afternoon for a quick swim before dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After a long beach day, we walk 50 metres up the street to this family restaurant recommended by the site owner. Probably his brothers place but the food was excellent (\u20ac31).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Next morning we breakfast whilst planning our day in Faro. Faro is the provincial capital of the Algarve, has a large university population and according to our guide book less touristy than the rest of the Algarve. Back on the scooter again we take the slightly more complex route into the city, but we are parked and on foot within 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Carmo.
This church completed in 1735 (after the great earthquake of 1731 destroyed much of the city). It is Faros top attraction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n