Faro, Portugal

Faro is a city, the capital of the district of Faro and of the Algarve region, in southern Portugal. The Algarve and the Faro district cover the same territory.

Climate and tourism

Although most people think that the Algarve is a sunny place all year round, it has four well-defined seasons in terms of temperature and rainfall. The lowest temperature in winter never goes below 0ºC, and the hottest days in summer reach 40ºC. The warm climate, the beaches and the sunny weather, makes Faro district a very popular summer resort. Domestic tourists from Portugal and thousands of other european tourists from the outside, such as from Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands and Russia arrive in Algarve during June, July and August.

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The small but busy Faro airport is not too far away from the city itself. In recent years the numbers of visitors travelling through the airport has increased as more and more low-cost airlines fight to offer cheap flights to the Algarve. The transport facilities to and from Faro airport are a little limited, as there is no train service to and from Faro downtown, and the bus only has a limited route. Anyway, there are a wide availability of Taxicabs and the city bus line has scheduled departure times of regular bus service at the airport's bus stop.

Related Topics:
Faro airport - Bus - Taxicab

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