olhão in june - train trip to faro

Thursday 23rd of June - train trip to Faro

train trip to tavira

Thursday 3rd of September.

We travelled by train to Tavira along the coast, a distance of approximately 30 kilometers and a beautiful route through the nature reserve Ria Formosa.

We didn't rent a car this time and for a change it was nice to travel by train to nearby towns in the East Algarve.

Using my blog as a diary is so cool on days like this. By capturing beautiful moments through photography, your memories are more vivid. In september 2015 we also visited Tavira, hence a trip to memory lane.

Before lunch we wandered through Tavira town and after a delicious arroz de marisco dish, we took the ferry to Ilha de Tavira.

We spend a few hours on the beach, before we started our return journey in reverse, boat, walk, train...

Before the train left for Faro, we still had time for drinks and croquetes de bacalhau.

jardim da alameda & ilha de faro

Wednesday 2nd of September.

After breakfast under the lemon tree we went to the harbour to buy the tickets for the ferry to Faro Island. Because there are only a few tickets available each hour, you have to make sure to book the tickets in time and also have to tell in front which ferry you want to take back. So you have to decide in advance, how many hours you want to stay on the island.

On our way to the harbour, we had a walk through the Alameda João de Deus Garden around the corner of our street. Something between a small botanical garden and a city park. We had coffee and cake on the terrace at the 'quiosque' in the park. The gardners were pruning the palm trees and the place was covered with beautiful huge palm leaves. I even considered to bring one home, but it was to big for my suitcase.