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 to Albufeira through Salgados, Galé, Sesmarais and São
Rafael run via the Marina to Albufeira at the Statue of St.
Vincent, which is a short walk down to the old town, then it
goes to the main bus station.
Bus 8 in the opposite direction stops in the Avenida do Ténis, a
short walk but uphill from the old town centre. Buses 7 and 8 do
NOT go down into the old town!
The other buses are a very infrequent service on VAMUS route 13
between Albufeira and Portimão via Lagoa. Times here.
All the information on the map was correct when
checked on 4th June 2025. Very few changes since last summer.
Some restaurants are open only in the evenings. Many are closed
during winter, please check!
Click the map for full size. 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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