Recommendations for Portugal

gifted

Hi folks,

Posted here last year and got a great recommendation for costa sal in lanzarote, I'm actually posting this from costa sal now. Place is still brilliant, can't fault it.

However, this is our second time here and we would like to try somewhere else next year, Portugal is a place that we would like to try.

So, Boardsie travellers.....ye guided me right last year...any places in Portugal that would suit a family of five..2 adults and 3 girls (9,7,6 next year)...quiet enough places but not dead either..

Thanks in advance

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The Lisbon area has loads to do. If you're wanting the Algarve, go east of faro

chasm

Quarteira, a 25/30 min transfer from airport, short coastal walk to Vilamoura. I'm here at the moment with my nephew, he's 15 and obviously loves it judging by the amount of times he's said "when I come here next time. ." lol Quarteira has a huge esplanade, miles of sandy beaches, lots of restaurants, cafes and shops, and very reasonably priced. We hired bicycles yesterday and cycled to falesia beach, the far side of Vilamoura, it's a very safe trip which kids would enjoy and we covered a lot more ground than we would have done if we were walking as it was slightly breezier along the cycle path.

lensman

Check out Cascais, nice small town on the Lisbon coast just beyond Estoril, nice beaches & places to eat, not brash either, it's a mixture of old town fishing village with modern shops, nice park & marina too.
Sunway do a complete package, but prices tend to rise after May.

goochy

Spoke to x2 people who recently went to albuvera in Portugal . One who goes regularly. Both said place terrible these days full of rough English . Stags/ hens and lots of fights

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py2006

Sorry to ambush. I am hitting Alvor soon. I hear great things. What is the average cost of food, drink groceries etc. Trying to work out how much euros to bring. One week, one person!

retalivity

Was in alvor a few weeks ago...food is not as cheap as i thought it would be (first time in portugal). We went to a few seafood places as it was recommended to us, dinner with wine was 70-80€ for 2.
There are other places, like everywhere, from what i saw elsewhere. you could get your dinner for a tenner, pints were in the 1.50-3.50 range depending on where you go.

py2006

retalivity wrote: »

Was in alvor a few weeks ago...food is not as cheap as i thought it would be (first time in portugal). We went to a few seafood places as it was recommended to us, dinner with wine was 70-80€ for 2.
There are other places, like everywhere, from what i saw elsewhere. you could get your dinner for a tenner, pints were in the 1.50-3.50 range depending on where you go.

Thanks for that. I'm going self catering so may cook for myself the odd night. Although I say that now...

How was weather?