ALBUFEIRA MARINA - WHAT'S THERE?

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   Updated for the summer on 10th May 2024 - it was quite busy down there today!
Very few changes since summer 2023 - these are highlighted in bold.
Minor update 12th November 2024

#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 - empty
2 - Algar Opportunity Property Management
3 - Albucar car rental
4 - empty
5 - Joanna Marquês physiotherapy
6 - souvenir and beachware shop, no name sign
7 - Beauty Respect ladies hairdresser
8 to 11 - Novusmed estate agents
12 – Rebell hair and beauty
13 – Albu Pesca fishing gear and bait
14 - empty
15 - 17 empty
18 - Direct Homes Holiday Rentals
19 - 21 empty
22 - Alex barber shop
23 - Zen beauty and massage
24 - Inédita gift shop
25 - empty
26 - 27 Cantinho da Marina corner café
28 - Pharmacia Caudalie
29 - Corte-me o Pèlo - pet grooming
30 - empty
31 - Fat Cats ticket shop
32 - ATM Multibanco
33 and 34 Orada Apartments reception
35 - Garvetur Travel Agents
36 to 40  - Amanhecer small supermarket open 0800 - 1900 Express ATM there also 
41 - Spazio Beauty Clinic
42 - empty
43 - Lazer Communications (internet for homes)
44 - 56 empty except for unit 53 - Portugal Staycation Property Managament
57 - ART - business and wealth management

Taxi rank and stop for the open top bus tours are on the other side of the road here, opposite the shops and the building site.
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 washers and a drier, under a shelter.

1 and 2 - Small SPAR supermarket 0800 - 2000 every day has Euronet ATM #.
OPPOSITE Spar is the West End Terrace Burgers, Pizza  and drinks.
3 - Staffies Restaurant
4 - Luxury Fitness Boutique and gym
5 - Sharky's Bar
6  - Elite Lashes Eyelash extensions
7 - Fat Cats (bar) at the Marina
8, 9 and 10 - No Solo Italian Restaurant
Entrance to marina car park and karting area - karting website http://www.algarvekarting.com
11 - Gata Marafada Brunch and Tapas
12 and 13 - SAAD 'Concept Bar' Shisha, Cocktails, Food
14 - 15 -  Wine and Sushi - Japanese eatery
16 to 20 - Algarve Ten Pin Bowling http://www.algarvebowling.com/ 'Strikers Bar' 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' - expanded since last year
26 and 27 - Tasca Portuguesa restaurant
28 - Tango decor and souvenirs
OPPOSITE Tango is the Belize Café
between 28 and 29 is a Euronet ATM
29 - Algar Experience Boat trips shop
30 - El Barrio Tapas and Cocktails
31 - Lemon Drops Restaurant and Lounge. New, but was closed when I passed by at lunchtime. 
32 - Ristorante Pizzaria San Martinho33 34 - Seacre Tours boat trips and kayak rental 
35 36 - Easydivers Dive Centre diving shop and Easydream boat trips
37 and 38 - 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 25^th
December and 1^st 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, may run later 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 €2,00 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 €1,60 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.

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.

There is a row of booths at the
seaward end of the marina.
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 2nd June 2023.

www.algarvecharters.com
- you can charter a boat for a day or half day. Yacht
Finismar.
www.dreamcruises.pt - yacht Tangerina II
www.dreamwavealgarve.com
– Leãozinho 'Pirate Ship'.
Jetboat Algarve - very fast ride!
https://easydreamcharters.pt/  - private yacht charters

Oceaneye
- http://oceaneyealgarve.pt/ -
glass bottomed boat

Caves
and Coastline

Boat Alzirinha - find on Facebook, no website

http://www.seacret-tours.com
https://seaalgarve.com/

www.dreamwavealgarve.com

Parasailing and Jet
ski-ing

www.algarexperience.com
www.dreamwavealgarve.com

Fishing
trips

www.algarexperience.com

www.algarveboatcruises.com/

www.wishandfish.pt

Yacht
Bachelor – Facebook page, no website.

Beach
Barbeque

www.algarexperience.com

Dolphins
search (no guarantees you will actually see
one!)

www.algarexperience.com
www.dolphins.pt
Their boat

www.dreamwavealgarve.com
– cruiser Dreamer 1

http://www.algarveboatcruises.com/

http://www.seacret-tours.com

Jet
Boat / high speed
rides

http://www.algarveboatcruises.com/
JetBoatAlgarve

www.dreamwavealgarve.com

I
hope this will help future visitors.