carvoeiro in november

fly fisherman · Post by **fly fisherman** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:42 pm

can anyone tell me what is open in november, i have booked a few
days on a cheap flight my third visit this year but have not visited in
winter months before.

kteee · Post by **kteee** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:54 pm

I can't give a definitive list, but when we have visited in the winter (Nov/Dec/Jan) we found that roughly half the bars and restaurants were open and it's certainly not a ghost town. Some places stay open all year, some close mid Nov and re-open at Christmas, others shut after New Year and re-open mid Feb/March.

You won't be stuck for somewhere to eat or drink, you just might not be able to go to your favourites.

I think Carvoeiro in winter is great - the weather may be a bit unpredictable, but it's still possible to have temperatures in the 70s, the nights are quite cold though and of course it might rain, but the pace is much slower and the village less crowded - I hope you enjoy your trip.

meee · Post by **meee** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 4:24 pm

carvoeiro in november is defently not a ghost town in fact it can be more fun as more of the drop dead gorgeous locals are out have fun on your holiday and try not to get to drunk while you are here!!

mark @ cassy's bar · Post by **mark @ cassy's bar** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 11:09 pm

A fair few of the bars and restaurants do shut down in November either for a monthe or three, or just a couple of weeks. We've got children at school here and we can't go so Cassy's bar will be open as much as possible.
Bizarrely, we're finding more residents/locals/long term holidayers are coming out in the eveing now as opposed to the summer - mostly they enjoy the less frenetic atmosphere plus they can actually find a parking place!
Cheers, Mark