Hi All, Just wanted to know if anyone has a contact or any idea where i can get security Grilles for standard doors for my villa, I wil fit them but wanted something that will cover my two exterior doors, they are a standard size, essentially a cast iron gate with a hinge and lock on, these doors on...

Hi all, it seems my property management have misinformed me there are no building works and it looks like the land owner was clearing up.

Hi, My wife and I own a villa opposite the entrance to the new Hibiscus gardens development in Mato Serrao and was wondering what the new development is that has just started on the waste ground, I cant seem to find any info from the Camara, perhaps i am looking in the wrong area, as usual it seems ...

on the subject of the beach, does anyone know if the toilets and showers are being reinstated, we havent been to our villa since April and couldnt tell.

Michael Crane wrote:These photos were taken yesterday. It doesn't look as bad as it sounds.

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nice pics georgeous beach...

When working/living out there, we often went into Faro to buy tools etc for the workshops....it was okay but don't recall anything special about the place. Lisboa is far more interesting....get a train there or a bus/coach from Lagoa (I did this and it was very cheap at 30euros return trip/ probabl...

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Hi Friend, Speak to Paula Meireles good english and very sympathetic, she dealt with my house conveyance and i am sure she deals with domestic disputes, her secretarys name is Susan Fernandes she also speaks good english. good luck. Her Details are Paula Meireles Cédula Profissional 460 - F Escritór...

Hi All, our pool guy has decided to leave us in it at short notice, do you know of a reliable pool guy or gal for my Pool maint, from May onwards, my villa is located opposite the entrance to the new Hibiscus gardens development, and we will be holidaying on 16 April for a week. look at my website t...

Gotta say i agree with all about the Oasis, I drove down through spain on my motorbike last year with some mates and it was the first restaurant my mates and I went to and it was excellent, dying to try Happys aswell but can never get a table as its always fully booked(must say a lot).

If you have a car then you cannot beat the indoor municipal market in Portimao. Not easy to find but it's next to the cemetary and fire station. Lots of seafood and fruit and veg stalls plus a section for small holders selling direct. A great experience, produce that you will not get fresher anywhe...

Given the ever increasing prices at the intermarche does anyone know of a good quality market that sells local produce etc? my wife and I are spending a wk in our villa 16 april, and need to do the shopping on a budget.

I used to think the same but I have a villa in CV and use my Millenium bcp Bank account for all my costs, i transfer my payments through HSBC currency broker services I also have a current account with nationwide who do not charge for euro transactions and cash withdrawals and also give an excellent...

H i friend, this doesnt suprise me at all , marks and spencer have always given a crap rate not much better if at all than the post office, this has probably been the currency markets reaction to the news of our failing motor industry. lets hope GB pulls his finger out of his Arxx and does something...

Hi All, what a fantastic forum for a newbie like me, i am really pleased i have joined and have enjoyed reading all of your posts, My wife and I bought a villa in Mato Serrao last year and get over as regular as we can, one thing we havent seen much of, if any is Jet skiing, does anyone know of wher...