Portugal
Where to stay in Faro
Faro is a city in Portugal, home to about 65,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Faro.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- March to June and September to November
- Nearest airport
- FAO3 km · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Language
- Portuguese
About
About Faro
Faro, officially the City of Faro, is a city and a municipality in southern Portugal. It is the capital of both the Algarve region and the Faro District, as well as the southernmost city on the Portuguese mainland.
Faro (FAH-roo, /ˈfa.ɾu/) is the southernmost city in mainland Portugal. During summer, Faro is a popular destination for sun-seekers from northern Europe and the UK, especially due to the presence of its international airport. It also enjoys a reputation as being more friendly than many other parts of the region.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Faro
See
- Bone Chapel
- Old town
- Cathedral
- Roman Ruins of Milreu
- Estoi Palace
Do
- Ria Formosa National Park
- Faro beach
- Faro Jewish Heritage Centre
- SC Farense
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Faro
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Occidental Faro hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Faro to stay in
Faro has a thriving trade in both package deal hotels and short-term apartment rental. If that fails, locals have become very comfortable renting out every scrap of space in their homes to desperate travellers. Book months in advance for the high season, many places are closed during the low season.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Faro
45 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| Aeromar | 5.3 km | |
| AP Eva Senses | 0.2 km | |
| Aqua Ria Boutique Hotel | 0.0 km | |
| Best Western Hotel Dom Bernardo | 0.5 km | |
| Casa Apollo Guesthouse | 0.4 km | |
| Casa de Estoi | 9.4 km | |
| Casa Dos Ventos | 9.1 km | |
| Centre Algarve | 14.1 km | |
| Dunas Douradas Beach Club | 11.0 km | |
| Faro Boutique Hotel | 0.4 km | |
| Faro Central - Holiday Apartments | 0.4 km | |
| Faroway Hostel | 0.1 km | |
| Frangaria | 3.2 km | |
| Golden Beach Guest House | 5.3 km | |
| Guest House Capitao Mor | 0.1 km | |
| Guest House São Filipe | 0.4 km | |
| Happy House | 0.3 km | |
| Herdade Da Corte | 23.5 km | |
| Hospedaria Frangaria | 3.2 km | |
| Hotel Afonso III | 0.7 km | |
| Hotel Alnacir | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Monaco | 2.9 km | |
| Hotel Rural Quinta do Marco | 22.3 km | |
| Hotel Sol Algarve | 0.4 km | |
| Hotel Sol Algarve by Kavia | 0.4 km | |
| Ibis Faro Algarve | 2.4 km | |
| Lakeside Country Club | 8.7 km | |
| Lemon Tree Stay | 0.4 km | |
| Martinhal Quinta Family Resort | 7.3 km | |
| Monte Dos Avós Village - Pets Friendly | 18.7 km | |
| Pedras D'el Rei | 24.5 km | |
| Pension Bicuar | 8.4 km | |
| Quinta dos Poetas Nature Hotel & Apartments | 8.7 km | |
| Real Marina Hotel & Spa | 8.1 km | |
| Residencial A Doca | 0.1 km | |
| Residencial Condado | 0.5 km | |
| Ria Park Hotel & Spa | 10.3 km | |
| Rialgarve | 2.8 km | |
| Stay Hotel Faro Centro | 0.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Faro
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Faro are March to June and September to November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 94 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Faro: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), about 3.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Portimão Airport (PRM, 59 km) is also within reach.
Getting around
Downtown is small and close to the public transport options: the train and main bus stations being within 250 m of one another few hundred metres from the city centre. Walking is very viable for most visitors. Regional buses are run by the Vamus Algarve that connects Faro with other cities in Algarve. Local buses are run by the Proximo company. Buses 14 and 16 go around the city, to the airport and to the beach of Faro. Tickets can be bought from the driver for €2.70 (Jan 2024). Bolt and Uber cover the town.
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FAO · Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport
PRM · Portimão Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Faro
Eat
The restaurant of the supermarket Pingo Doce at Tridente has very affordable meals for lunch and dinner.
Stay safe
Faro and the Algarve region are reasonably safe year round. Pickpockets are not unheard-of, however, especially near beaches at night, so be on your guard. Not unlike other Mediterranean tourism hot spots like Alicante or Mallorca, Faro attracts its share of poorly-mannered tourists (especially from the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany) that go to Faro to drink and let loose. Though the police does a great job at maintaining order, do be careful at night.
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Questions
Faro: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Faro?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Faro are March to June and September to November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 94 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Faro?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), about 3.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Portimão Airport (PRM, 59 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Faro?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Faro
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.