Yes, Sunman, these stairs are crackers. However they were built long before health and safety was the craze. They were used by locals to get access to the fishing points off Algar Seco. I'm sure there would be uproar now if, in the interest of H & S they vandalised the rocks to prevent their use. I'...

There is a little icon on the right of the bar with Board Index<general<Carvoeiro Click on that to increase / decrease the font size.

Sitting here in dismal Durham and thought I'd cheer my self up with a glance at the square. Can't seem to get the Metabixo or Palacio de Cone webcams to display. Is it a fault at my end or with the site?

The link is on the CVO home page, second paragraph down.

Why not try the sponsors of this web site, Algarvedriver.com. I've used them several times and had no problems with cars or their rates.

I've had a few bites over the 20 years I've visited CVO. On the first occasion my foot swelled up for about 3 days. Since then, I've always taken vitamin B tablets for 2 weeks before arriving. I've also used the usual insect-repelling plugs + the sun tan lotions with repellant added. I still get the...

If you can tell me exactly where they are located I can set up a map in minutes.

Damn. I thought MC was referring to the people with the red shorts.

I recently used the shop just up from The Irish Times on the in road, opposite the ice cream parlour. They have three terminals and a printer.

Mike

Big thanks t Geoff for organising the ramble. I enjoyed the scenery, weather and company. Hope to be back in May next year for another walk.

Sue, hope the wedding arrangements are all sorted and it goes well later this year and your daughter is avoiding the arrival by boat option.

Mike

I think I might join you for your little perambulation. Loo forward to meeting you all.

Bye Bye, little elephants (Looking at the web cam, they are being removed).
It's a pity as I'm out for a week starting 14th May & I was looking forward to seeing them in the square. So the only one's I'm likely to see are pink ones!!

Any chance of passing on some of the tips, then. I'm out third week of May and have previously spent many a peaceful but fruitless hour on Algar Seco at the bottom of the Escandihnas Pescadores (spelling?). I would like to be able to catch at least one decent fish during the week.

Looking at the webcams, are there elephants in the square, beside the seats?

On our first visit to Carvoeiro we (9 of us) stayed in Villa Pires and right behind it was Villa Teresa, owned by the same family and could take 10 people. The villas were up a steep hill above the restaurant at the top of the "out " road , R. de Barranco, just before it joins the "In" road. However...

hi tj, the Portuguese seem to bottom fish mostly, they use a ledger with a short trace & bait up mainly with cockles, sometimes cut up small pieces of mackerel, squid etc., you see them with their rods dug into the sand the fun way to go for the bass is to use a light rod & reel, maybe a 9 or 10 fo...