I went to Portugal last year with my partner in October time. This year it is his 21st birthday in November and we would like to go out there for that. We have been searching on the internet and the tourist web site says that the shops and restaurants close between November and January? Does any one no wheather this is true or not? Albuferia is a big city so was not sure if this applied here! Also does any one no of any good stuff to go and see? We went to zoo marine last time which was a bit like a sea world on a smaller scale! But jus wondered if there was any good places to go or good things to go and visit. I have tried searching on the internet but not had much luck. Any one know of a good website.
we go regularly can't fault it, shops open all the time Great Bars weather good, beaches great, Restaurants good and cheap, we were sunbathing on Xmas eve a few years ago.
I have been to Portugal several times but we always go to the eastern Algarve. We like it there and we stay not too far from the Spanish border so we often have a day trip to Spain. It's a lovely country and the people are nice and friendly. It is somewhere I would like to retire to. Portugal seems to be a very seasonal destination and is very much affected by the weather as it's on the Atlantic. Fights are still available out of season but there are not as many.
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