Culatra Island — Local services in Faro

Great experience. Traditional fisherman industry island with typical villages, casas and restaurants from snacks to top Portuguese couisine. Prices for all pockets. 2 broadwalks. One to the main Atlantic beach where at the end you will find a beach bar or cross the lagoon when the tide is out and walk on the north side to the island's tip where a small deep chanel seperates Culatra from Ilha Armona. An Ultra natural and protected area. Some of the tour boats take day trippers there for idilac paddling and canoeing. (See Captain Steve Tours). Remember Keep to paths not dunes. On this side....There is a lonely tree near a small broadwalk. Planted by a tiny seed and tendered regularly by a German who settled on the island and built a house on the lagoon from waste and flotsam. Died 2022 .. his casa is still there but sadly vandalised and much of his loved art work that decorated his casa gone. From the Atlantic beach you can walk to the village Farol where the lighthouse is and catch the ferry...

One of the best beaches in the Algarve. The only hassle is to get here. Boats take off every 15 min from Olhao (ticket price 2:10€) which are over crowded this time of year. We took our own taxi boat which is more convenient and quicker (10 minutes vs. 25 mins with the ferry). In the tourist center in the "new marina" they charge you 35€ pp. Drop that and call the taxi boat directly, then you will pay 35€ for the entire ride even though you are more than one person. The beach at Culatra is obviously more crowded now than when I visited it last time (22 years ago...) but is still worth a visit. The beach now has sunbeds/umbrellas (15€ for 2 beds + umbrella) and a kiosk which serves drinks, ice cream and some snacks (crisps and micro burgers). All driven by sun panels (so you can pay cash, with Paypal app or Revolut app). The sea is also warmer than other areas of the Algarve due to the winds. Despite the effort, I strongly...

We had a fabulous day on Culatra. After getting the train from Faro, we caught the local ferry. It took about 30mins to sail over. Once you dock you walk through the quaint little town following signs for the beach, its easy walking on the boardwalk. After about 1km you reach the Atlantic ocean, the beach is spectacular with gorgeous sand & blue sea. We opted to walk along the beach to Farol. Took about 40mins, bit harder walking on sand but lovely to paddle. The beach at Farol is fine, perhaps not quite as nice as further along but still good. Spent few hours here, had lunch at the Maramais then got 4pm ferry back. A...