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Airports
Faro Airport: 289 800 800
Funchal Airport(Madeira): 291 520 700
Ponta Delgada
Airport (Azoren): 296 205 400
Oporto Airport: 22 943 24 00
Lisbon Airport : 21 841
35 00 / 21 841 37 00
General Information
Electric current
220V, frequency 50 Hertz. Current sockets according to European standards.
Blade plugs require a transformer for 220 volts and adapter plug.
Tap water
The tap water is safe to drink throughout the country, but it is a good
idea to instead buy some of the delicious bottled water available, especially in
high season in the Algarve
Post Offices
(Correio) are mostly open (8) 9 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 18.00, Monday to
Friday. Main post offices close 2hrs for lunch, most use a queue ticket sytem
Tourist Information
Dial 800 296 296 (English, Spanish, French)
Telephone
Phone from a post office. You'll be allocated a booth. Make your call, return
to the counter to pay.
International calls to Portugal
+(351) and phone number (the area code is part of
the phone number)
Emergency Phone numbers
Police, Ambulance, Fire, 112
Main hospitals in Algarve
Faro 289803411
Lagos 282770100
Portimao 282450300
Algarve Police Stations
Albufeira 289583310
Almancil 289393200
Armacao de Pera
Carvoeiro 282356460
Faro 289801828
Lagos 282762809
Loule 289462782
Portimao 282417717
Quarteira 289389477
Tavira 281325704
Vila do Bispo 282639112
Vilamoura 289313040
Vila Real 259 330 240
Sea Rescue 214401919
Maritime Police 210911100
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Cheap Flights to Faro
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
January 1st New Year's Day
April 6nd Good Friday
April 8th Easter Sunday
April 25th Liberty Day
May 1st Labour Day
June 10th Portugal Day
August 15th Assumption Day
October 5th Republic Day
November 1st All Saint's Day
December 1st Independence Day
December 8th Immaculate Conception
December 25th Christmas Day
Please note: some public holiday & religious holidays may no longer be class as a public holiday, even though it will still be celebrated
Your EHIC (formerly E111) can be use in Portugal with medical help and accidents whilst abroad, if you do not have one then you can obtain one free of charge at https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/home.do
This should not be used instead of travel insurance, in case of loss of your EHIC card abroad Tel:+441912127500
Please Note: due to the close ties that Portugal and the UK have you can be treated using your health card, you will be ask for ID so it is important to show your Passport, if you incur a stay in hospital you will have to pay for X-rays,scans, as well as food, however these can be claimed back from your insurance company, the cost of a X-ray in 2013 was around €10 and daily food cost whilst in hospital in 2013 was around €6 per day.
If you are given a prescription you will be given a official receipt at all chemist that carries the pharmacies stamp & date.
UK Health Card
Important Clock changes to remember
Don’t miss your flight because of clocks change
Clocks change as follows at 2:am
+ 1 hour Sun 31st March 2013
- 1 hour Sun 27th Oct 2013
+ 1 hour Sun 30th March 2014
- 1 hour Sun 26th Oct 2014 + 1 hour Sun 29th mar 2015
- 1 hour Sun 25h Oct 2015
+ 1 hour Sun 30th March 2016
- 1 hour Sun 30 Oct 2016 + 1 hour Sun 26h mar 2017
- 1 hour Sun 29 Oct 2017
+ 1 hour Sun 25 March 2018
- 1 hour Sun 28 Oct 2018
Lost/Stolen Passport or need Help!?
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Internet
Portugal has now installed may Wi-Fi areas in shopping centres along beach fronts and in popular tourist area’s normally near to tourist information centres and this Wi-Fi is free , But remember you must have your wireless security switched on or others can log themselves onto you laptop even via mobile phone and steal you information
Tip on the back of your laptop to will see a little hole with a padlock sign, this is for a Kensington lock normally a steel cable which allows you to lock you laptop to a solid fix item so no need to carry it around when not in use they cost around £5-10
You and your laptop abroad
To find IMEI number, enter: * # 0 6 # on the keypad
this is something all mobile phones will have
If a mobile is lost or stolen, call your provider give them the IMEI number. They will suspended the service and the phone may be traced. If the theft is to be reported, supply the police with the IMEI number. Your phone provider will be able to give you a replacement sim card, provided you report it as soon as possible your credit (if pay as you go) will be credited to your new sim card, your provider will not be able to supply you with our contact numbers that were stored on your phone or sim card, however you can ask for your phone call history ,giving you numbers you have dialled on your phone,
Portugal has a very good signal strength even in a lot of remote places
It is important that you do not store your credit/debit card pin numbers on your mobile if you have to store them on your phone give them a another name that you can easy remember,do give them names like (peter barclay or mike visa) also add a prefix number like 0044, as if your phone is stolen along with your wallet or purse a thief will go through your phone looking for 4 digit numbers that easily tell them that it is a card pin number.
Before you give up on your lost phone try calling it ,check at a local police station to see if it has been handed in
Lost/Stolen Mobile Phones