
Galé is situated approximately 10 minutes-drive
west of Albufeira, on the beautiful Algarve coastline
just 30 minutes drive from Faro airport.
The Apartment itself is a 10 minute walk (or 1 minute drive)
to a choice of well equipped golden beaches such as Galé,
Castelo and Lorenços.
They are extremely friendly and safe, and offer miles of soft
sand and rugged coves with excellent restaurants. All have clean
shower & toilet facilities.

The apartment is opposite the Ti-Manel restaurant
& grill, offering excellent fish and meat dishes. A few yards
from this is the superb Pateu de Gale restaurant
serving a full and varied menu with a good drinks bar and very
friendly host. Both have indoor and terrace seating.
Walk 5-10 minutes down the road and you'll find a further choice
of venues. There's a café snack-style place (Boca
Doce), two superb restaurants (Girassol
and Sao Domingos) an Indian
(The Karahi) and a sports
Bar with large restaurant (Cabanitas). There's
also an Off Licence, Outdoor Pub-style bar, a new Wine Bar, a Cocktail Bar and some shops in two small parades.
A couple of hundred yards in the other direction there's a great
Pastaleria, and just 10 minutes walk to Galé beach
for 3 more super restaurants (Pedras, O'
Galeo and Praia de
Gale). All serve a varied menu with great fresh
fish of the day, meats, snacks, salads and drinks. All are very reasonably priced and open
throughout the day and evening to provide for any palate.
You're also within 200 yards of the AliSuper
Supermarket and one of the smart Apolonia supermatkets (like a UK Waitrose) opened in 2009 just 5 mins away. They can provide for all your
essentials and luxuries, with a great Patisserie, bakery, Deli and fresh meat and fish counters. there's also a hairdressers,
dry-cleaners, cash-point and telephone.

Just a few minutes by car is selection of great local eateries. There's the Port o Sol, Scooby's, Jompras, the Ponté
Grande, Margem Sul, Olivieras, the View Bar and
Casa de Carne - probably the finest
meat restaurant for miles.
Within a 10-minute drive is such a variety of superb places to eat and
drink, we simply could not list them all. The next small town
of Guia is famous for its food, boasting
more than thirty-five different restaurants - all basically superb! Guia is also the official home of Chicken Piri-Piri,
so you won't find a finer selection anywhere in the Algarve.
On almost every main road you'll find a place to
eat & drink, all offering friendly Portuguese hospitality,
super food and great value for money.
Also ten minutes drive away is Albufeira
- the bustling, lively resort that is the unofficial
tourist capital of the Algarve. In the wonderful Old Town (totally re-modeled for 2009), you'll find
just about anything you want. There's a cobbled streets branching from a main pedestrianised square surrounded by shops, restaurants &
bars galore (with live music in several bars). It's the perfect
place to eat, drink and be merry - in the day or evening. There's
also a beautiful new Marina and a long, sandy
beach.
For the more vibrant and colourful 'touristy' night-life there's
'The Strip in Albufeira, complete with lots of
plinking neon, jostling music-bars and younger night-life.

Within 10 minutes drive there's something for everyone! In addition
to truly superb beaches, you can also spend a day at Zoo
Marine, play Salgados Golf Course, visit
the largest Aqua Park in Portugal and shop at
the impressive Algarve Shopping Centre.
Here there are more than 100 shops and food outlets of all types,
a HyperMarket, Nike Factory
Store, English Speaking Cinema and Ten
Pin Bowling.
There's Silves, Guia, Algoz and of
course Sir Cliff's vineyard all within an easy
drive and splendid scenery everywhere you look.
Add the Live Music, Bars and Restaurants galore in the gorgeous
Old Town, the infamous Strip for the party animals, and a whole
host of fantastic beaches with restaurants and bars - and you
have something for every visitor.
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