Review by: jezabel

Visit date: Jun 2020

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		9.5
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Cycled from VRS on the 12th June there are no signs saying the aire is closed the services are working and a Portugeuse van appeared to be staying.

Review by: IanVM

Visit date: Feb 2020

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		7
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Busy busy busy. But plenty of room. Didnt use the services.

Review by: izzy

Visit date: Jan 2020

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		5.75
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Just returned from there, free water and black waste dump. Approx 200-300 vans in the aire and overflow (some obviously taking the piss). Barking dogs close by, didn't stay. Much quieter at the running track site 10 km west.

Review by: thesweetnb

Visit date: Nov 2019

Unit type: Campervan

Price:		Facilities:		6.75
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Often stay here during the winter months. Its a great spot to base yourself for exploring the area as it has everything you need. Municipal swimming pool in San Antonio, just down the road,is well worth a visit, €1.85 for an hour and includes sauna and jacuzzi - bargain.

Review by: Dmjackson123

Visit date: Nov 2019

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		8.5
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We stopped for one night on the overflow car park as the aire was full. The water station worked but could so with some attention. Good free stop over. Road was buisy and the locals like to park closely between the vans. But overall a good stop over.

Review by: sludge

Visit date: Oct 2019

Unit type: Campervan

Price:		Facilities:		7.5
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Great spot on the border of Spain/Portugal, if main aire is full there's a over spill opposite, plenty of cafe and bars, and a supermarket

Review by: javeasteve

Visit date: Jun 2019

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		5
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Just stayed one night. Busy aire as full by nightfall. For a small town there is surprisingly a lot of road noise. WC is on floor next to grey water drain, do not lift lids with stones on where you expect it to be as full of cockroaches. Did not fill up with water as had seen toilet cassettes filled and rinsed from water fill tap. Nice town, quiet apart from sliding van doors, Rod Stewart blasting out on a Sunday morning and those that left at 4am with NO consideration to others.

Review by: debycoles

Visit date: May 2019

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		7.25
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Plenty of room in both parking areas when we stayed one afternoon and evening in May. Water free today. Do not dump your black waste at service point where you get your fresh water. Dump it 2 to 3 metres away nearer the wall. Some dog noise at night and obviously road noise. The Nights Templar castle is FREE, closes for 1 hour for lunch from 1pm. Other castle is closed, under reconstruction since 2006. Supermarket very close and open on Sundays. Very light at night.

Review by: samwillis17

Visit date: Dec 2018

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		7.25
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Although we have stayed at this aire previously, on this occasion we used it twice for emptying only as it is handy, being just off the main road to Santo Antonio, the Algarve or Spain. The town is great but this aire can get extremely busy and vans are parked very close together, including on the overflow parking adjacent but there is alternative parking on the other side of town.

Review by: jenka

Visit date: Nov 2018

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		5.75
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Right in the town and a great supermarket close by.it had just rained so the official site was very muddy.lots of obvious people living permanently on this site and inconsiderate parking of their cars and trailers mainly
French And Dutch who just abuse this generous towns hospitality.

Review by: sandraoxley

Visit date: Apr 2018

Unit type: Motorhome under 7m

Price:		Facilities:		6.25
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Easy to find. Decent supermarket the other side of large carpark. La Tasca Medieval restaurant just across the road does a good meal with friendly service. Castle worth a visit remember passport for dob for concessionary rate. Good bird watching further down road on salt marshes.

Review by: mlarb

Visit date: Apr 2018

Unit type: Motorhome under 7m

Price:		Facilities:		4.75
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Very popular free aire. Can be tightly packed, but large carpark adjacent appears to be an unofficial overflow for parking. NB Cassette emptying area blocked at time of writing (April 2018).

The adjacent “A Tasca Medieval” restaurant comes highly recommended for authentic, tasty food, ambience & helpful service, at reasonable prices, eg 1/2 litre house wine at €3, & an espresso for 50 cents.

Review by: jezabel

Visit date: Mar 2018

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		7
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Stayed quite a few times at Castro Marim, lovely village and lots of nice walks, a great supermarket, shops, bars and restaurants. The Aire is often full but overflowing into the carpark round the market place is normally permitted.

Review by: spartans2015

Visit date: Oct 2017

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		6
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A free aire with space for around 20 but overflow car park used by many at time of our visit. Dump available and water with jeton €2 euros. Town OK with, castle fort and church, a supermarket and a few bars/ restaurants, bakers etc. easy access from A22.

Review by: spartans2015

Visit date: Oct 2017

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		6.75
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A decent free aire, with charge for services but now no electric. Small town village with castle, fort and church OK for a night halt, virtually on Spanish border. A few bars and cafes in town and close to large supermarket. Takes about 20 units but adjacent car park used as overflow despite signs.

Review by: BettyBolero

Visit date: May 2017

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		6.25
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Free aire near in Castro Marim Decent enough quiet spot. The parking is clearly signed and if there isn't room there is another car park nearby. The town is nice to walk around and there are 2 castles. Medieval nights are busy. Water and all waste disposal for a €2 charge (didn't use) We have a Facebook page to record our travels - if you search for Betty Bolero & "like" the page, then scroll down to find photos & write ups for this area if you fancy.

Review by: harvard

Visit date: May 2017

Unit type: Large Motorhome over 8m

Price:		Facilities:		9
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Nice overnight stop. Supermarket 200m, castles 500m. Only filled late at night, overflow into adjacent car park seems possible but there are "Motorhomes prohibited" signs. Main parking area just takes 9m, however there are 2 positions that would take 10m.

Review by: scamman

Visit date: Apr 2017

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		3
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Getting very busy now as so many vans on the Algarve if you can find a spot it's OK for a day or two.

Review by: ceurieusneus

Visit date: Oct 2016

Unit type: Campervan

Price:		Facilities:		7.5
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Stayed overnight on the way to Spain.
Fills up Quickly
We visited the castle, (healthy walk for me aged 70)...

Review by: tomcruwys

Visit date: Jul 2016

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		5.25
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This spot was really busy in Feb and we could not get on the official aire. However around the corner is a big car park which was also really busy. We stayed on the car park with no problem for a night. Didn't use the facilities as the que in the morning was massive. Nice little supermarket nearby and castle.

Review by: spiders

Visit date: Apr 2016

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		9
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Good overnight stop. Very nice old town with lots of shops bars and restaurants. Well worth a look round the castles. Can be very busy though.

Review by: paxtonk

Visit date: Mar 2016

Unit type: Motorhome under 7m

Price:		Facilities:		9.25
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The last or first stop on the Algarve. The parking is clearly signed and if there isn't room there is a large car park a few metres on where stopping does not seem to be a problem. The town is nice to walk around and there are 2 castles, one of which you can get in to. Medieval nights are the busiest time to visit but worth it.

Review by: samwillis17

Visit date: Jan 2016

Unit type: Medium Motorhome under 8m

Price:		Facilities:		7.75
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Nice stop if travelling to or from Spain to Portugal, right on the border. The main Aire was full when we stopped in January 2015, but we were able to park for free in the big car park next door with no problem. Nice town with castle and several bars/restaurants, a bank and shops. Would recommend this and will definitely stop here again.

Review by: deckboy

Visit date: Oct 2013

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Price:		Facilities:		7.5
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Nice aire on the Portugal-Spain border.