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Banks
Open
Monday to Friday 08:30 - 15:00; closed Saturdays, Sundays and National
Holidays. You'll need your passport to exchange travellers cheques. Look for
the sign "câmbios". Commission is charged per transaction regardless of
amount.
Chemists
Open 09:00 - 13:00; 15:00 - 19:00. One chemist stays open after hours on a
rotating basis and the address of the open pharmacy is listed on all other
chemists' doors. Chemists (farmácias) will advise on minor matters.
There are reciprocal arrangements within the EU on free treatment in clinics
and hospitals. When requesting treatment, show your passport, or an E111 or
E112 form. Health clinics (centro de sáude) deal with less serious
problems. For emergencies, there are 24-hour hospitals in Faro, Portimão
and Lagos
Emergency
Ambulance, Police, Fire
Tel: 115 Ambulance, Police, Fire European
standard number - multi-lingual Tel: 112 Hospital (Faro) Tel: 289 803427
Hospital (Portimão) Tel: 282 415115 Hospital (Lagos) Tel: 282 763034
Local Transport
There is an efficient local taxi service with English speaking drivers at
good rates. A train runs along the coastal route with water taxis travelling
from resort to resort. Car Hire is recommended when staying at the villa. We
can arrange this for you.
Exchange Rates
The local currency is the Euro - for today's exchange rate against your
currency visit: http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic
Shops
Open
09:00 - 13:00; 15:00 - 19:00, Monday to Friday. On Saturdays open 09:00 -
13:00. Closed Sundays, except some supermarkets, mini-mercardos and out of town
hypermarkets and malls.
Telephones
Telephone calls can be made at post offices and public call boxes which
accept coins or credifone cards. Credifone call boxes are the most common and
the majority of newagents and supermarkets sell the phone cards. For calls
abroad dial 00, followed by the country code, the area code (omitting the 0)
then the telephone number. Country codes can be found in the front of the
telephone book, the post office, or by contacting the International operator on
099 (inside Europe), 098 (outside Europe).
USEFUL LINKS
Airlines operating between the UK, Ireland and Faro:
Air2000
Monarch
EasyJet
MytravelLite
BMiBaby
British Airways
Ryanair From Dublin
About
Portugese Wine
About Portugese Food
Useful Portuguese words & phrases for travellers to
Portugal
Tourist Information Office
Rua da Galeria, 9 8800
Tavira Tel. ++351 281-322511 |
