ALGARVE SHOPPING - For the shoppers amongst you the Algarve has plenty to offer. Algarve Shopping is a large modern shopping mall, situated 10 minutes drive away on the N125, just east of Guia, opposite Makro, and contains, an enormous Continental Food & Drink Hypermarket, 130 quality shops and restaurants, a 10-Pin bowling alley and multi-plex cinemas. A further nearby complex is connected by road and contains, among others, a Nike factory outlet.

FORUM ALGARVE - This shopping centre is located directly on the N125 at the first roundabout after entering Faro. At present it is the largest shopping centre housed under one roof in Europe . It contains a supermarket and more than one hundred different shops on two levels. Several restaurants and cinemas complete the attractions. The centre is open from 10am till midnight daily and parking is available in the underground car park.