MAP OF THE GALÉ, SESMARIAS AND SÃO RAFAEL AREA OF ALBUFEIRA
My best effort to show the area with its shops,
restaurants, cafés and bars.
The buses between Albufeira ,Salgados, Galé, Sesmarais and São
Rafael run via the Marina to Albufeira. These buses also go to
Guia and Algarve Shopping
Buses 7 and 8 do NOT go down into the old town! As of 1st
January 2026, because of roadworks these are being diverted
between the marina and bus station, stopping along the main road
at the junction with Avenida do Ténis
. See the map here.
The other buses are a very infrequent service on VAMUS route 13
between Albufeira and Portimão via Lagoa. Times here.
Some restaurants are open only in the evenings.
Many are closed during winter, please check! Everything will be
checked before summer 2026.
NB not all beach bars are shown. The larger
supermarkets are open all day every day except 25th December and
January 1st.
Opening hours at mini-markets vary but most, if not all, open
all day in summer at least. I do not include facilities inside
hotels or resort complexes that may not be available to
non-guests.
For a list of all the timetables on the site,
click here
For an alphabetical list of places in the Algarve, click here
For some important general notes about buses in the Algarve,
click here
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