Alex and Josh’s Guidebook

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Alex and Josh’s Guidebook

Food scene

Great local bistro with low prices and a friendly atmosphere. Popular with locals and tourists.
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Restaurante Os Arcos
47 R. Miguel Bombarda
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Great local bistro with low prices and a friendly atmosphere. Popular with locals and tourists.
Atmospheric, traditional restaurant with good daily selection of fresh fish as well as menu staples like pork with clams, Portuguese-style steak and octopus salad.
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Zip Zip
5 N395
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Atmospheric, traditional restaurant with good daily selection of fresh fish as well as menu staples like pork with clams, Portuguese-style steak and octopus salad.
Fantastic restaurant offering traditional Portuguese food in an atmospheric space. Great cafe on the top floor that’s open during the day and is a regular haunt for locals, tourists, cyclists and hikers.
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Pastelaria Moiras Encantadas
2 R. Miguel Bombarda
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Fantastic restaurant offering traditional Portuguese food in an atmospheric space. Great cafe on the top floor that’s open during the day and is a regular haunt for locals, tourists, cyclists and hikers.
One of the original piri piri chicken places, a local legend and delicious chicken. Big place with a lively atmosphere.
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Ramires
14 R. 25 de Abril
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One of the original piri piri chicken places, a local legend and delicious chicken. Big place with a lively atmosphere.
Perfect place for a special dinner.
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Restaurante Xerem Fusion Cuisine
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Perfect place for a special dinner.
Nice countryside restaurant with lovely outside dining space.
RESTAURANTE PARAÍSO DO ALGARVE LDA.
Estrada do Foral
Nice countryside restaurant with lovely outside dining space.
Traditional Portuguese dishes, huge wine cellar, great for a special occasion.
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Veneza
Estrada de Paderne
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Traditional Portuguese dishes, huge wine cellar, great for a special occasion.

Sightseeing

Restored historic castle with magnificent views and interesting exhibitions. The highlight of a visit to Silves, which has a lot of other attractions and museums. Look out for nesting storks anywhere high up!
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Κάστρο του Σίλβες
Rua do Castelo
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Restored historic castle with magnificent views and interesting exhibitions. The highlight of a visit to Silves, which has a lot of other attractions and museums. Look out for nesting storks anywhere high up!
Beautiful and historic coastal town, with great beaches and places to visit. The old town, fort and museum are all very interesting, and you can hire kayaks on the beach to explore the coves.
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Lagos
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Beautiful and historic coastal town, with great beaches and places to visit. The old town, fort and museum are all very interesting, and you can hire kayaks on the beach to explore the coves.
A short walk from the house, this castle is one of the seven featured on the Portuguese flag.
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Paderne Castle
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A short walk from the house, this castle is one of the seven featured on the Portuguese flag.
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Παλιά πόλη της Αλμπουφέιρα
30 R. da Igreja Velha
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Great beach with easy access.
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Galé Beach
Estrada da Galé
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Great beach with easy access.
Nice beach with historic fishermen’s church on the cliff.
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Praia de Nossa Senhora da Rocha
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Nice beach with historic fishermen’s church on the cliff.
Lovely beach and also a good place to start a cliff top walk and discover the small beaches and coves in the area.
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Praia da sao raphael
Caminho da Praia Grande
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Lovely beach and also a good place to start a cliff top walk and discover the small beaches and coves in the area.

Grocery shopping

Useful places to buy food and drink and other essentials.
Good supermarket offering fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, meat and fish, as well as the usual groceries. Also has a petrol station which usually has the cheapest fuel prices in the area.
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Intermarché Ferreiras
8200 Av. 12 de Julho
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Good supermarket offering fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, meat and fish, as well as the usual groceries. Also has a petrol station which usually has the cheapest fuel prices in the area.
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Lidl Albufeira
1 R. Baden-Powell
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Aldi Boliqueime
Avenida Professor Doutor Aníbal António Cavaco Silva
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Continente
125 N125
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Local minimarket in Paderne
supermercado coviran -super dias
14 R. Miguel Bombarda
Local minimarket in Paderne
Paderne market is held on the first Saturday of the month. Lots of local produce for sale. Starts early and finishes around 1pm.
Mercado de Paderne
Paderne market is held on the first Saturday of the month. Lots of local produce for sale. Starts early and finishes around 1pm.

Συμβουλές για την πόλη

Τρόποι μεταφοράς

A rental car is advised, but there are other options.

Casa Norinha is in the countryside, so a car is recommended, however the village of Paderne is a pleasant walk (around 2km) and from there you can get buses to connect to the whole public transport system. Taxis are also a possibility - we can provide numbers of local cab firms. We can also provide bikes for your stay for a small rental fee.
Χρήσιμες φράσεις

A little Portuguese goes a long way.

English is widely-spoken in the Algarve, even in the rural areas like Paderne. However, using a little Portuguese always goes down well in shops and restaurants. We have provided a couple of phrase books in the guest suite to help you along.
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The best produce can be bought locally.

The Algarve produces wonderful fruit, vegetables, honey, meat and fish. The grocery shop opposite the church in Paderne has been run by the same woman for over 50 years, and always has lots of fresh, local produce (including wonderful bread). There’s a farmer’s market in the village on the first Saturday of the month, or markets every day in Lagos and Albufeira. You’ll also spot roadside stalls run by local growers.