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Updated for the summer on 14th May 2025 - it was busy down there today! Very few changes since summer 2024 - these are highlighted in bold. #Beware using these ATM's with a non Euro card. Poor rate of exchange plus they charge a commission. Use Mutibanco to avoid these charges. Top level - ie the road. The Orada apartments are directly behind this row of shops. West to east ie from the roundabout going towards town. 1 - Cash Zone ATM # 2 - Algar Opportunity Property Management3 - Albucar car rental 4 - empty 5 - Joanna Marquês physiotherapy 6 - souvenir and beachware shop, no name sign 7 - Beauty Respect ladies hairdresser8 to 11 - Novusmed estate agents 12 – Rebell hair and beauty13 – Albu Pesca fishing gear and bait 14 - Heaven Massage Center - appointment only 15 - empty 16 - Doutor Finanças insurance and savings 17 - empty 18 - Direct Homes Holiday Rentals 19 - 21 empty 22 - Alex barber shop 23 - Zen beauty and massage looked empty or some sort of office.24 - Inédita gift shop 25 - empty 26 - 27 Cantinho da Marina corner café28 - Pharmacia Caudalie 29 - Corte-me o Pèlo - pet grooming 30 - empty 31 - Fat Cats ticket shop 32 - ATM Multibanco use this one to avoid charges 33 and 34 Orada Apartments reception 35 - Garvetur Travel Agents 36 to 40 - Amanhecer small supermarket open 0800 - 20 00 Express ATM# there also 41 - Spazio Beauty Clinic42 - empty 43 - Lazer Communications (internet for homes) 44 - 57 empty except for 51- Hustle Barber Shop 53 - Portugal Staycation Property Managament Taxi rank and stop for the open top bus tours are on the other side of the road here, opposite the shops. LOWER
LEVEL ie by the water These are not numbered in the same way as the upper level so I have gone by doorways. Again, west to east going towards the town and sea. This is a pedestrian zone. All the bars and cafés now have free wifi for customers. PT wifi is available in the whole area but you need an account. There are several Euronet ATM's down here. USE WITH CAUTION! High commission charges. Many of the cafés, bars and restaurants below are not open during winter. There is the public washing machine place, with 2 big washers and a drier, under a shelter. OPPOSITE is the open air West End Terrace Burgers, Pizza and drinks. Not open at the time of my visit 1 and 2 - Small SPAR supermarket 0800 - 2000 every day has Euronet ATM #. 3 - Staffies Restaurant 4 - Luxury Fitness Boutique and gym 5 - Sharky's Bar 6 - Elite Lashes Eyelash extensions7 - Fat Cats (bar) on the Marina 8 - empty 9 and 10 - No Solo Italian Restaurant Entrance to marina car park and karting area - karting website http://www.algarvekarting.com11 - Gata Marafada Brunch and Tapas 12 and 13 - Dock 7 Cocktails and Pub 14 - 15 - Wine and Sushi - Japanese eatery16 to 20 - Algarve Hot shot Ten Pin Bowling http://www.algarvebowling.com/ 'Strikers Bar' ticket shop and Euronet ATM # . Opposite here are some rides etc for younger children including a small bumper car track. 21 - Pica da Brasa takeaway 22 to 25– 'Jack's Irish Pub' 26 and 27 - Tasca Portuguesa restaurant 28 - Tango decor and souvenirs OPPOSITE Tango is the Belize Café between 28 and 29 is a Euronet ATM29 - Algar Experience Boat trips shop 30 - El Barrio Tapas and Cocktails 31 - Lemon Drops Restaurant and Lounge. 32 - Ristorante Pizzaria San Martinho 33 34 - Seacre Tours boat trips and kayak rental 35 36 - Easydivers Dive Centre diving shop and Easydream boat trips37 and 38 - empty (was Paragrafo Bar) 39 - empty then another entrance to parking, karting etc, also toilets. 38 - Gate 4 café/bar and Dreamwave Algarve Boat tours 39 - Algarve Boat Charters. 40 to 43- Pipa's Fun Bike, scooter and Segway rental, Pipa's park children's play area (not free!) Pipa's bowling (2 short lanes) and across the open space are all the stands of the various marine excursion companies.  On the corner is the boarding point for many of the boat trips.  Other Supermarkets near the marina area Nearest – Intermarché, open 0830 – 2000 every day except 25th December and 1st January. Closes early 24th December, may not be open Easter Sunday. A few minutes uphill walk. Other, larger, stores are 2 - 3km distant in town. Map at http://www.algarvebus.info/images/roundabouts.jpg – the marina area is at the bottom left. TRANSPORT TAXI RANK – LOCATED AT THE TOP LEVEL OPPOSITE THE SHOPS. IF NO TAXIS THERE, CALL (+351) 289 583 230 UBER AND BOLT OPERATE AROUND ALBUFEIRA BUS SERVICE FROM MARINA INTO OLD TOWN, CÂMARA (Town Hall) and main Bus Station LOCAL GIRO BUS SERVICE TO AND FROM OLD TOWN ETC Contactless payments are not accepted. ROUTE 3 TO OLD TOWN (AVENIDA DA LIBERDADE), CÂMARA (Town Hall) and MAIN BUS STATION - times in full at http://www.algarvebus.info/albufeira_giro_3.htm About every 30 minutes every day from 0736 to 1956 in winter, until 2136 in summer. ROUTE 7 to RUA CORONEL ÁGUAS (near old town) and MAIN BUS STATION. Does NOT go right down into the old town. Runs every hour on weekdays, every two hours at weekends and holidays - times at http://www.algarvebus.info/albufeira_giro_7.htm Cash fare on the bus is €2,05 to anywhere in town. Therefore for three or more people a taxi or Uber is often cheaper. There is a pre paid pass available reducing the fare to €1,65 but this itself costs €3 for the card and can at present only be obtained at the bus station. There is no longer a daily ticket. Monthly GIRO passes can be downloaded and paid for via the VAMUS Algarve app. In the other direction route 8 goes to São Rafael, Galé, Salgados, Vale de Parra and Guia, once every hour on weekays, every two hours on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Times at http://www.algarvebus.info/albufeira_giro_8.htm Bus stop location Map - http://www.algarvebus.info/images/Varzea-da-Orada.JPG BUSES TO OTHER PLACES VAMUS Route 13 to Armação de Pêra, Porches, Lagoa and Portimão passws through the marina area and stops there, at the same place as the GIRO buses. Bus service is very limited with almost nothing at weekends. Times at www.algarvebus.info/002w.htm To go anywhere else, you must first go to the main bus station in town. TUK TUKS Tuk-tuks line up at the eastern entrance to the marina, where the road swings around towards the fishing harbour, ready for gullible tourists who think they work like taxis. BOAT TRIPS This list may not be 100%, but here are
several companies operating boat trips etc from Albufeira marina. Many
operate only in summer eg May to October. Reservation is required for some trips and is always a good
idea as trips are often full. You can do this on line at some
companies, at one of the ticket shops dotted around town or down at
the marina itself.
Grouped by type of activity as per the various leaflets etc I collected. Cruise and Sailing - I have checked the links to websites. All work as of 14th May 2025
https://easydreamcharters.pt/ - private yacht charters Oceaneye - http://oceaneyealgarve.pt/ - glass bottomed boat
Caves
and Coastline
Yacht
Bachelor – Facebook page, no website. Their boat
www.dreamwavealgarve.com – cruiser Dreamer 1 http://www.algarveboatcruises.com/
http://www.seacret-tours.com I hope this will help future visitors. |
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Cooknoe
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Posted: 16/May/2017 at 17:43 |
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Thanks very much for this Cubsur. I am sure many people will find this very useful (myself included).
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Posted: 17/May/2017 at 09:20 |
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Brilliant Tom ... putting a link to this report on my Albufeira Guide site ...
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Posted: 17/May/2017 at 11:46 |
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Added to my bookmarks. Thanks Tom.
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Posted: 23/May/2017 at 08:25 |
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French style establishment,so they tell me.
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Posted: 23/June/2017 at 12:25 |
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Oh dear, my 21 year old son is there at the moment, hope he does not try that!!
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Posted: 23/August/2017 at 15:46 |
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My daughter did the Bungee in Ayia Napa when she was just 13 years old. Frightened me to death just looking up to the top of the crane
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Posted: 30/November/2017 at 22:12 |
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I don't think anyone has mentioned this.....
on the lower level, unit 1 or 2 (next door but one to Sharkys) a decent size Spar supermarket opened a few months ago. |
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Posted: 01/December/2017 at 00:12 |
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the marina looks really impressive comapired to say 5 years ago ..... its a mini village, now most of the units are in use, I had a walk down in my last visit and it was very steady had a pint or 2 in sharkeys lots of people spending money in the various outlets , and used the bowling alley good day out all in all
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We treat it as an unfound corner of Albufeira, it’s a great atmosphere down there and we love the lounger bars for a drink and people watching. We always knew that it would only grow in time so that’s good for the vendors.
It’s really following what happened at Vilamoura, that took about 15 years to get established. |
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Posted: 11/August/2018 at 12:55 |
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Thanks for the post, very useful, including the updates.
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Posted: 02/September/2018 at 11:05 |
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The marina have now officially launched the start of phase 2 construction
"A new marina is born | new project coming soon at Marina de albufeira |
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Posted: 03/September/2018 at 09:38 |
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I shall be watching out of my window with some interest. The people in those nice houses up on the hill are just going love years of dust and noise.
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Posted: 11/March/2019 at 12:47 |
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I see ‘Fat Cats at the Marina’ are advertising for staff.
I take it this is a new bar opening up at the Marina by the ever popular Fats Cats bar near the worms roundabout. |
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we're not brazil we're norn iron
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Posted: 30/May/2019 at 21:02 |
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Indeed, nice lady standing at corner on way to Marina handing out flyers for Fat Cats.
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