Location: Vila do Bispo in Portugal
Nearest Airport:
Faro at 160
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Nearest Train:
Lagos at 48
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Nearest Motorway:
Bensafrim at 32
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 3.0
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Car: recommended
Vila do Bispo is situated near the 'tip' of Portugal, it is not a tourist village yet, it is very traditional, quiet and unspoilt. The village has a supermarket and petrol station - opened last year. The main road parts here, giving easy access to both the South (Ingrina, Zavial, Barranca, Martinhal beaches)and West coasts, (Castelejo, Cordarmama, Carrapateira beaches) a popular area for surfing, paragliding, golfing, (Parque de Floresta is the nearest, with a spa), fishing, etc... It is close to Cape St Vincent - next to the lighthouse - the most westerly point before America, where tourists come to watch the beautiful sunsets, buy knitwear and brica brac from the stalls set up outside the lighthouse. Boat trips leave daily from Sagres harbour to Lagos and there are other boat trips to dolphin watch or explore the caves (grotto). Vila do Bispo is surrounded by a National Park with beautiful coastal drives and walks and stunning scenery - a must for photographers and nature lovers