Car: not necessary
The beaches both sides of Casa do Mar have the most numerous Blue Flag beaches in Portugal. The nearby beach of Sao Rafael has been recently voted the 5th best beach in Europe.
Albufeira town is 8 kms and is famous for its music bar nightlife, and interesting old town and Marina.
The small town of Guia is only 5 minutes drive ( 5kms) and is famous as being the home of Chicken Piri Piri, with numerous ( 25+) good value restaurants. The area of Vale de Parra next to Gale beach has numerous reasonable and quality restaurants.
Just next door is the top Boutique Hotel in Europe for the past two years. It has the only 2 star Michelan restaurant in Portugal.
Our management office is only 1.5kms from the villa, with friendly helpful staff who can answer your questions and offer advice on the area and whats on.