Vila Real de Santo Antonio
Villa Real is a lovely town on the border with Spain - some say the most attractive on the Algarve - there is an excellent video link below to see for yourself. It has an good marina with many sailboats coming and going and a host of cafes and bars to sit and watch the world go by. You can get the ferry across to the Spanish border town of Ayamonte. A favourite with the locals is to go over on the ferry for morning breakfast tapas foollowing a late night out.
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Twenty years after rebuilding Lisbon Marquês de Pombal sent his architects and builders to Vila Real de Santo António to re-establish this border town. In just 5 months they created a thriving centre the envy of their Spanish neighbours. Praça de Pombal is the remaining testament to Pombal's vision of a town that the Eastern Algarve could be proud of. An obelisk sits in the center of the square (pictured left).
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The main cultural attraction is the Museu de Manuel Cabanas, Rua Doctor Teofilo Braga, Central Cultural de Vila Real do San António (tel. 00351-28-158-00-45). It is in the main square of town. From mid-July to mid-Sept it is open weekdays 4pm to midnight, 10am to 1pm and 3 to 7pm the rest of the year. Admission is free.
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Video Tour (click):
Villa Real De Santo Antonio Video on You Tube
Local Restaurants (click):
Local Markets:
Castro Marim 2nd Saturday every month
Useful Numbers:
Medical Centre - 00351 281 511 371
Taxi Rank - 00351 281 544 444
Bus Station - 00351 281 511 807
Train Station - 00351 808 208 208
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