Travel and Distances
Faro airport (nearest): 50 mins drive on motorway A 22 from Faro to Lagos
Casa Velha to Lagos: 8 mins drive
Lisbon: 3 to 4 hours drive
Seville: 2 and a half hours drive
Car hire: is recommended and can be arranged best in the internet for a cheaper rate.
Car should be arranged to be at the airport on your arrival.
Distances:
The typical little Algarve village of Espiche is a 3 min drive from Casa Velha offering a choice of local stores for provisions, cafes and restaurants.
Praia da Luz has the nearest beach and offers more amenities including 24 hour multi-lingual medical centre, chemists, hairdressers,Post office etc.
The historic town of Lagos where Colombus started from for his discoveries of America is just an 8 minute drive.
Lagos is well known for its charm and character as the nicest town on the Algarve coast.