Local Pool and Gym Facilities.:
As an alternative the numerous beaches, there are two pool complexes with various facilities including spa and sauna are within walking distance of the apartment. Additional daily charge required (paid locally) Price depends on facility used.
The first is part of the marina hotel complex itself just 2 mins walk away. The second is the newly built Fitness and Leisure Centre offering cheaper rates, is a short 10 mins walk from the apartment, located directly opposite the large McDonalds drive it features large Indoor heated pools for the winter, there is also Sauna and full Gym.
Enjoy the Balcony and Lake veiws:
With its lagoon views the apartment's large South facing balcony is a wonderful spot for relaxing and dinning alfresco with a long cool drink. Visitors in spring can enjoy the sun here from early PM until after 7 in the evening; it arrives even earlier in late Summer & Autumn. It’s equipped with a dining table, two reclining sun chairs with foot stools and a sunbed with cushion, perfect for watching the beautiful black swans and feeding the fish.
Only 2 minutes walk from the apartment is the 4 star Marina Club hotel with its superb 30m outdoor pool, children's pool and restaurant with sun terrace. Daily / weekly charges per person or family rates apply; the club has recently opened a luxury spa and gym with plunge pool. A newly built health & leisure complex with large indoor pools is also located within 10min walking distance.
The tourist road train is a great way to travel around a town and helps visitors to get a feel for an area, really useful to get your bearings on arrival.
General Local info:
Supermarket Pingo Doce 2 min walk away at the entrance to Lagos. Opening hours winter: 8.30-20.30h; summer: 8.00 -21.00h. 8.30 -13.00h on Sundays and holidays. Provides all your requirements Fresh Fish, Fruit & Veg, Milk and Bread.
To get to Faro train or bus station (which are close to each other just before Faro marina) either get the bus from the airport (the stop is right outside the 'arrivals' doors) and will cost you around 1.50€, or get a taxi at a cost of around 10€. To check train timetables visit the C.P website. (the site is available in English) and select 'Regional and Inter Regional services' to get the timetable for Lagos/Vila Real de Santo António/Lagos.
For bus timetables please contact for website link. Again most of it is available in English.
Golf:
Excellent golf courses within a few minutes drive include the scenic and serene Palmares course, an 18 hole par 72, perfectly combines beach and mountain scenery. 'Frank Pennink, the English architect who had designed Vilamoura l and 2 and Aroeira, made an innovating layout. He designed a hybrid course, with five holes near the seaside - a links - and the others on the hillside, surrounded by almond and carob-trees'.
A new course, Boavista designed by Howard Swann, it is an 18 hole, par 71 Championship course & is a welcome addition to Algarve golf and also benefits from a driving range and an excellent teaching academy. 'The signature hole on the outward nine is the stunning par-4, 7th hole set against a glorious backdrop of the Atlantic ocean with exhilarating panoramic views extending from Praia da Luz round to with the hills at Monchique creating a spectacular backdrop'.
A mere 10 minutes drive from the marina is the famous Penina course. This Championship course, five times host to the Portuguese open.
Other Activities:
20mins drive from the new Alagve Autodrome world superbikes & other major motor racing events
