Faro Maritime Museum (Museu Maritimo)

Faro Maritime Museum (Museu Maritimo)

The Maritime Museum (Museu Maritimo) in Faro is located on the marina (Doca de Recreio) close to Faro Railway Station, the Adega Nova Faro restaurant and the starting point for the Comboio Turistico.

Exhibits

The Maritime Museum shows the importance of the sea to the region of the Algarve with displays of model ships, including the boats that took part in Portugal's "Age of the Discoveries," nautical instruments, fishing tackle, sea shells, naval knots, and marine life.

Access - Getting There

Rua Comunidade Lusiada
8000-168 Faro
Tel: 289 894 990

Algarve Hotels

Hotels in Portugal - Booking.com

Hotels in Portugal - Agoda

© Portugal Visitor.com

Storks in Faro

Storks in Faro, Algarve

One of the features of rooftops in Faro on the Algarve is the number of storks that have made their nests up there.

Visitors can see the large and unruly nests high up in the belfries of Faro's churches and even on communications masts. The birds make a distinctive sound with their bills during the day but go quiet at night.

In fact, the large white storks (cegonha) can be seen all over the Algarve region of southern Portugal helped by the preservation of the natural environment in the Salt Marsh Natural Reserve in Castro Marim and the Rio Formosa, which runs from Faro eastwards to the islands off Tavira.

White storks are large carnivores that can weigh up to 4-4.5 kilos. Their diet is taken from the ground and consists of amphibians, insects, fish, reptiles, small mammals, and even small birds. Storks migrate south to Africa from their European breeding grounds in summer a journey that can take well over a month.

Accommodation in Portugal

Hotels in Albufeira - Booking.com

Hotels in Faro - Booking.com

Hotels in Olhão - Booking.com

Hotels in Tavira - Booking.com

Hotels in Portugal - Booking.com

Hotels in Portugal - Agoda

Storks leave their nests for North Africa in summer

© Portugal Visitor.com

Getting From Faro to Sevilla By Bus

Getting From Faro in Portugal to Sevilla in Spain By Bus

Bus from Sevilla to Portugal

It is not possible to go directly by train from Faro in the Algarve in Portugal to Sevilla in Spain along the southern coast route.

There are direct buses, however, that leave Faro Bus Station close to Faro Railway Station via Olhao, Tavira, Vila Real Santo Antonio on the Spanish border, then to Ayamonte, Huelva and then Sevilla Bus Station in Plaza de Armas on the east side of the river.

The buses, jointly operated by Eva and Damas leave Lagos at 6.30 am, calling in Portimao 30 minutes later, Lagoa, Albufeira (after about one hour) and then Faro at 8.20 am and 3.35 pm taking about 3 hours and 20 minutes to reach Seville.

The Faro-Lagos bus may stop at the border for passport checks and just over the Spanish border for a 15 minute stop at a service station for refreshments and toilets.

Accommodation

Hotels in Ayamonte Spain - Booking.com

Hotels in Vila Real Santo Antonio Portugal - Booking.com

Spain - Portugal bus

© Portugal Visitor