A weekend in Albufeira & Lagos revisited After hearing about a couple of beaches that are a few km out of town, our interest was tweaked. We researched the timetables for a local bus to take us there, but as it was a Sunday, there were very few - so off we set, on foot, to find the closest beach - Praia dos Arrifes. We frequently walk the 2.5 km to the Marina, so we decided that a further 2.4 km was do-able.......and we knew that there would be a beach-sid...

Arrived in Albufeira + a day in Lagos We'd pre-booked a direct train from Aveiro to Albufeira, so with no changes in either Porto or Lisbon, it was worth the early morning alarm! After a quick taxi ride to the station we were (promptly) on our way at 6.20 a.m. - arriving in Albufeira 5 hours later - after stopping at only 4 or 5 other places, we were just 25 minutes late. Our journey southwards was quite interesting for the first couple of hours, but after we'...