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When we were put in this villa, which was absolutely wonderful, we didnt really expect to hire a car. Although on our first trip out into the centre of Albufeira we soon found out that we were not on the door step. The villa was on a cliffe, and you could either walk along an unmade road and then down a very steep cobbled lane until you came to the duel carriageway, which went into Albufeira. The problem was that there was no pavement and quite frightening with cars whizzing past you.

The alternative route was at the back of the villa which was one of a few dozen and then you were in open countryside, down winding lanes until you came to a road which went into Albufeira. The trouble came when returning at night in the dark, there was no street lights whatsoever. It was virtually impossible to see your hand in front of your face, and we were not even sure if we were in the right direction. This was very unnerving as there are also quite a lot of wild dogs running freely around this area.

Consequently after making our way along this dual carriageway and returning along the country lane, it was decided a car was essential.

Consequently we had not budgeted for hiring a car, but thankfully we had a credit card. On balance though we had a pretty good deal and with having a car we were able to see much more than we would have done relying on public transport.

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  • Updated Jul 2, 2005
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