Guidebook for Faro

Erica
Guidebook for Faro

Food Scene

Some of our favorite places to eat in the area
King tiger prawns, sardines
24 recommandé par les habitants
Maria's Restaurant & Beach Algarve
24 recommandé par les habitants
King tiger prawns, sardines
Beetroot salad & all pastries. One of the best cup of coffees in the area. Really nice and peaceful setting.
6 recommandé par les habitants
PURE
Avenida André Jordan
6 recommandé par les habitants
Beetroot salad & all pastries. One of the best cup of coffees in the area. Really nice and peaceful setting.
one of our favorite restaurants, just a lovely atmosphere inside, with a courtyard for outdoor seating. great selection of salads, pastas, pizzas and wines, all at a fair price point. regardless of what main you choose, do yourself a favor and make sure to save some space for the chocolate mousse. i know it may sound like it's "just another chocolate mousse", but it's not, it's the richest most scrumptious chocolate mousse you will ever taste. let us know if you agree after your try it! we recommend sharing between 2.
54 recommandé par les habitants
Pizzeria Casavostra
302 Av. 5 de Outubro
54 recommandé par les habitants
one of our favorite restaurants, just a lovely atmosphere inside, with a courtyard for outdoor seating. great selection of salads, pastas, pizzas and wines, all at a fair price point. regardless of what main you choose, do yourself a favor and make sure to save some space for the chocolate mousse. i know it may sound like it's "just another chocolate mousse", but it's not, it's the richest most scrumptious chocolate mousse you will ever taste. let us know if you agree after your try it! we recommend sharing between 2.
chateaubriand wine: quinta do todao
7 recommandé par les habitants
Restaurante Casa Do Campo
Rua do Comércio
7 recommandé par les habitants
chateaubriand wine: quinta do todao
king tiger prawns, sardines
20 recommandé par les habitants
Julia's restaurant,beach bar & lounge
Avenida Oceano
20 recommandé par les habitants
king tiger prawns, sardines
Lovely Restaurant by the lake
12 recommandé par les habitants
Casa do Lago
12 recommandé par les habitants
Lovely Restaurant by the lake
I couldnt find the actual place i want to recommend on the airbnb listing options, which is called KOKO. Really nice cappuccino and breakfast options on the menu, nice spacious kids play area, lovely view to the golf course and just next door a fun crazy golf area.
31 recommandé par les habitants
Quinta do Lago
31 recommandé par les habitants
I couldnt find the actual place i want to recommend on the airbnb listing options, which is called KOKO. Really nice cappuccino and breakfast options on the menu, nice spacious kids play area, lovely view to the golf course and just next door a fun crazy golf area.
Amazing facilities (including Gym, football field pool, tennis courts), they also rent bikes. Restaurant is nice, brand new decor, again lovely views as well as a great play area for kids.
Dano's Sports Bar & Restaurant
Amazing facilities (including Gym, football field pool, tennis courts), they also rent bikes. Restaurant is nice, brand new decor, again lovely views as well as a great play area for kids.

Essentials

gourmet supermarket, quality selection of food & wine
49 recommandé par les habitants
Apolónia Supermercados
271 Av. 5 de Outubro
49 recommandé par les habitants
gourmet supermarket, quality selection of food & wine
popular portuguese chain supermarket, which believe it or not we miss when we leave as we some how manage to visit one of their branches at least once a day when we are in portugal. we love their own labeled products, particularly frozen pizzas (perfect for an easy dinner after a busy day out and about) and the Stracciatella flavor greek yogurt (try it, i promise you wont regret). if you are brazilian like me you will be happy to know you can also find tasty "pao de queijo" for sale in pingo doce, but they usually sell out pretty quickly!
33 recommandé par les habitants
Pingo Doce
27 Buganvilia plaza
33 recommandé par les habitants
popular portuguese chain supermarket, which believe it or not we miss when we leave as we some how manage to visit one of their branches at least once a day when we are in portugal. we love their own labeled products, particularly frozen pizzas (perfect for an easy dinner after a busy day out and about) and the Stracciatella flavor greek yogurt (try it, i promise you wont regret). if you are brazilian like me you will be happy to know you can also find tasty "pao de queijo" for sale in pingo doce, but they usually sell out pretty quickly!
Closest petrol station to the apartment. TOP TIP: please be extra careful when filling your car. Portuguese call diesel "gasóleo" while petral/gasoline is called "gasolina". Triple check before filling the tank and if you get it wrong (we did before!) dont start the car and speak to the petrol station staff for advice and assistance. This particular petrol station has a mechanic conveniently located next door which saved our holiday by emptying the tank for us before we could carry on enjoying ourselves. This service does come at a hefty cost, so again, be extra careful!
Repsol- CARBUSOL LDA
Closest petrol station to the apartment. TOP TIP: please be extra careful when filling your car. Portuguese call diesel "gasóleo" while petral/gasoline is called "gasolina". Triple check before filling the tank and if you get it wrong (we did before!) dont start the car and speak to the petrol station staff for advice and assistance. This particular petrol station has a mechanic conveniently located next door which saved our holiday by emptying the tank for us before we could carry on enjoying ourselves. This service does come at a hefty cost, so again, be extra careful!

Squares and Commercial Centers

Different options of restaurants with space for kids to runs and lovely sea views
8 recommandé par les habitants
The Praça Vale do Lobo
8 recommandé par les habitants
Different options of restaurants with space for kids to runs and lovely sea views
Clothes shops, cafes and restaurants
25 recommandé par les habitants
Quinta Shopping
25 recommandé par les habitants
Clothes shops, cafes and restaurants
Big Shopping Mall in the region
81 recommandé par les habitants
MAR Shopping Algarve
Avenida Algarve
81 recommandé par les habitants
Big Shopping Mall in the region
Really nice Marina with several options of restaurants, cafes , clothes and souvenir shops
286 recommandé par les habitants
Marina de Vilamoura
Marina de Vilamoura
286 recommandé par les habitants
Really nice Marina with several options of restaurants, cafes , clothes and souvenir shops

Sightseeing

One of the 2 beaches at walking distance from our place. There are umbrellas, chairs and even beach towels for rent, 2 chairs and an umbrella usually around EUR25 for the day.
13 recommandé par les habitants
Beach Garrão Nascente
70 Av. Oceano
13 recommandé par les habitants
One of the 2 beaches at walking distance from our place. There are umbrellas, chairs and even beach towels for rent, 2 chairs and an umbrella usually around EUR25 for the day.

Neighborhoods

In our last vacations in 2019 we finally took some time to explore a bit of the old town of Loule. It is lovely and vibrant and definitely worth taking half a day to walk around and grab a bite.
145 recommandé par les habitants
Loulé
145 recommandé par les habitants
In our last vacations in 2019 we finally took some time to explore a bit of the old town of Loule. It is lovely and vibrant and definitely worth taking half a day to walk around and grab a bite.