Anyone stayed at or near Villa Pinheiro? I live in Pateo. I'm not sure exactly where Villa Pinheiro is located I shall have to pay more attention when outdoors! It takes me 10 - 12 minutes to walk down the hill to the old town centre and beaches. It's uphill all the way back so takes a little longer! In town they leave from the wide Avenida da Liberdade at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour until in winter, in summer. A taxi is about 4 Euro but in August you can easily be waiting half an hour in the queue.
If the villa is at the other end of the road up near the water tower, add 5 or 6 minutes to the walking time. The bus stops up there also. There is a small shop in Pateo, reasonably well stocked, where I get the basics they also sell beer and wine but the bigger supermarkets are around a mile away along the main road or there are several small and medium sized places down in the old town. Pateo shop closes 1 - 3 for lunch and is closed Sundays and holidays.
Others are open until 9 or 10pm every day, Sundays included. Pateo has three small 'locals' bars, a pizzeria and a couple of other places to eat. I'm not sure whether pizzeria 'Mama Mia' is going to re-open as it is up for sale and has been closed since early December, even though the sign says 'closed for holidays'. Security - well I have not had any problems in 6 years here but always be on your guard eg when walking home late at night as you would anywhere.
Please don't take wallets full of credit cards, cash, ipods, mobiles etc if going out for a night in town. This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity.
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