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Faro
Portugal
good-value fresh fish
and seafood, much of
which you can admire
first in the counter.
UP TO €50
Casa
do Lago
(Aldeamento
Quinta do Lago,
Almancil, tel: 289 394
911) One of Quinta
do Lago’s oldest
restaurants, with a
great terrace facing
a lake, Casa do Lago
specialises in fresh
fish and seafood.
There are
cataplana
(seafood stews), rice
and pasta dishes as
well as steaks and
chicken. Starters
are also unmissable,
including
bulhão pato
(a delicious dish with
clams), scallops,
oysters and fish cakes.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
Hotel
Faro
(2 Praça Dr
Francisco Gomes, tel:
289 830 830) Head
to the top floor of this
modern hotel for its
roof terrace bar (open
to non-guests). The
views are sublime,
looking out across
Faro’s harbourside
gardens and the sea
beyond.
LIVE MUSIC
Sociedade
Recreativa Artistica
Farense
(10 Rua do
Montepio, tel: 289
822 988) Faro’s
Recreational Arts
Society is a small
club where local
bands cut their teeth:
these can be hit or
miss, but you can
sometimes catch an
up-and-coming rock,
folk or jazz gem.
DIALLING CODE
+351
CURRENCY
€
FLY FROM
Basel, Belfast
(BFS), Bristol, Geneva,
Glasgow, Liverpool,
London (LGW, LTN,
SEN, STN), Newcastle,
Paris (ORY)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
The fare to Faro is
about €10,Albufeira
€50 and Lagos €90.
The bus departs
to Farobus
station every 40–60
minutes.Tickets: €1.65.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Café do
Coreto
(JardimMauel
Bívar, tel: 289 822
964)With outdoor
seating facing Faro’s
marina and brisk
waiter service, this is
a lovely spot for an al
fresco salad, pizza,
sandwich or drink.
UP TO €30
Adega Dois Irmãos
(14 Largo Terreiro
do Bispo, tel: 289
823 337) Once a
welder’s shop but
now a beautifully
tiled restaurant with
its own patio garden,
this is the best place
in central Faro for
TAXI
Fortaleza da Luz
(3Avenidados
Pescadores,Praiada
Luz)Dine ina 17th-
century fort.Using
organic ingredients,
themenu features
freshfishandclassic
dishes suchas lamb.
EXCLUSIVE
Fez
Morocco
DIALLING CODE
+212
CURRENCY
MAD
FLY FROM
Paris (CDG)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
Pre-bookyour taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs
about 120MAD.
Buses run to
the train station
in the New City.
Tickets: 20MAD.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Thami’s Restaurant
(Derb Serrajine)
Thami has excellent
fare: grilled
vegetables, chicken
tagine, couscous and
brochettes. Try the
kefta tagine in tomato
sauce, topped with
an egg. Grab a table
under the mulberry
tree and watch the
world go by from
the busiest little
pavement café in
the medina.
EXCLUSIVE
Ruined Garden Café
(Derb Sidi Ahmed
Chaoui, Douh, tel:
06 4919 1410) Sit
in the shade of an
old lemon tree by a
broken column in this
delightful garden that
was once a beautiful
TAXI
riad. At lunchtime,
you can sample
Moroccan delights
such as the fresh
sardines fried in a
fine couscous batter
with homemade
preserved lemon aioli.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY
La
Villa
(117 Boulevard
Bahnini, Hay Riad,
tel: 0535 60 44 66)
La Villa has the most
mouthwateringly
tempting patisserie
and ice creams in Fez.
Sit outside on the
balcony and peruse
the menu – making
a choice is so difficult,
you’ll have to come
back another time.
LATE & LIVELY
Le Majestic
(Royal
Tennis Club, tel:
0535 729 999) This
modern restaurant
has an excellent bar
and terrace. Check
out the music nights
with live bands.
THIS MONTH
GO
Escape the
crowds and head
to the Andalous
quarter. There’s a
magnificent mosque,
two madrasah, and no
tourists in sight.
NOWAY!
The old Jewish
quarter is called Fez
el-Jdid –“new Fez”
– even though it was
built over 700 years
ago.Well, it
is
new
in comparison with
the medina, which
is more than
1,200 years old.
Helen Ranger
LATE & LIVELY
T Clube
(Buganvilla
Plaza, Quinta do
Lago, tel: 289 396
751) The upmarket
resort of Quinta
do Lago’s place to
be seen, T-Clube is
where the rich and
famous like to party.
So look your best and
expect to queue at
weekends to hit this
sophisticated club.
Topas Disco
(Sitio da Botelha,
Sagres) Sagres is
western Algarve’s
serious party town,
so round off the
night with some
thumping music
and an extensive
drinks selection. If
you’re staying at the
campsite, even better
– it’s only a short
stagger home.
THIS MONTH
SHOP
Just west
of Faro, Quarteira
is both a resort and
lively fishing port
and its market is
one of the best in
the entire region for
fish and seafood.
On Wednesdays, a
weekly flea market
sells everything from
bargain clothes to
tools and ceramics.
SEE
The world’s
best drivers on water
head to Portimão
for the Grand Prix F1
Power Boat World
Championships
(f1h20.com) on
21-22 May, a hugely
impressive race
around the estuary of
the Rio Arade.
GO
One of the
Algarve’s loveliest
beaches, Praia
do Faro, is just
minutes away from
Faro’s airport. It’s
a fantastic, narrow
stretch of sands
on an elongated
sandspit island.
ESCAPE
Head to
Fóia, the Algarve’s
highest mountain
with dazzling views
over the coast. At
the adjacent village
of Monchique, the
Atacar o Maio festival
welcomes in the
month with
bolo de
tacho
, a cake made
from honey and
chocolate, washed
down with schnapps-
like
medronho
.
NO WAY!
White storks nest
on virtually every
tall tree and tower in
the Algarve in spring:
it’s considered bad
luck if the storks do
not return to nest
each year.
MatthewHancock
www.qpm-properties.com
qpm.lagos@gmail.com
(00351) 282 094280
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