Directions from Faro airport to
Bosque De S. Jose apartments at Olhos De Agua
Please note that the route below has been carefully chosen to avoid any awkward
junctions or busy areas. The first part of the route is on dual carriageways. Don’t forget you will be filtering in
to your left when joining these roads. After leaving the A22 motorway at junction 11 the rest is on single carriageway so
please remember to drive on the right.
The approximate journey time is around 20 to 30 minutes.
At the airport car park
exit get in the right hand lane and follow the signs for N125 Faro & then A22 Portimao (blue sign). Keep following the
blue signs for Lisboa & Portimao.
Keep
a look out for a large Ford car dealership on your left hand side. At this point you will go over a bridge and then take the
very next exit to the right signed to Portimao.
You
will go round a loop and then need to filter in to your left. Carry on a short straight and you will then need to filter in
again to your left. You are now on the IC4.
Keep
following the signs to A22 Lisboa & Portimao. Keep a look out for a combined Mercedes/Smart car dealership on your left
hand side. As soon as you pass the dealership you will need to get in to the left hand lane to keep following the A22
blue signs.
Shortly after this you
will see a large sports stadium in the distance to your right. Go past the exit to the stadium and keep following the blue
signs that now say A22 Lisboa & Albufeira.
The
next exit to the right is signed A22 ESPANHA. Do Not take this exit but instead take the very next exit to the right
which is the A22 to Portimao.
You
will now go round a loop and come up onto the A22 motorway at junction 13. Filter in to the traffic on your left.
Carry along the A22 motorway past junction 12 and then a new services. About
1Km past the services you will reach the junction 11 exit. Take this exit to the right signed Boliqueime N125.
You will go round a loop and as soon as you straighten up you need to get
in the left hand lane signed N270 Boliqueime. You are now on a single carriageway road for the first time.
After around 1.5 Km you will see a small works sign (ARCAR) and then some
“No Overtaking” signs. At this point there is a small turning to the left signed to Vale Covo & Monte Jao
Preta. Take this turning and then keep going down this bendy road without turning off.
At the end of this road you will reach a T junction with restaurant Ti Lidia on your left. At this junction turn
left signed Faro & Albufeira. (please take care as visibility is restricted here).
After a short distance the road goes over a railway bridge. After you come over the bridge take the next turning
to the right signed to Albufeira. Keep going down this road passing a petrol station on your left and the Kadoc nightclub
on your right.
Further on you will pass
over a pair of flat bridges and the road then bears to the right. There is now a long straight section going through the village of Vale Carro.
After passing through
Vale Carro you will come to a roundabout. Take the 3rd exit (a left turn) signed to Olhos De Agua. Shortly after
this there is a 2nd roundabout at which you need to go straight across (2nd exit). Just after this is
a 3rd roundabout at which you need to take the 1st exit (a right turn) signed to Olhos de Agua.
Go down the hill and straight across the traffic lights
at the bottom passing some small shops on your left hand side. Shortly after this you will see the Oceanus Hotel on your left
hand side. Opposite this you will see some new shops and the Marachinos supermarket on your right. Take the right
turn in to the road between the supermarket and the shops. You are now in the road that leads up to the apartment complex
which is at the end of the cul-de sac. The Bosque de Sao Jose complex is accessed by remote controlled pedestrian
and vehicle gates. If you do not have the remote fob there is a key overide switch on the left hand gatepost.
Once inside the complex park under the covered area. If preferred you can park in the underground
car park in space 13 (I) which is reserved for the 2 bed apartment or space ?? (AS) which is reserved
for the 3 bed apartment. Upon driving in to the underground car park turn left and the spaces for our apartments can
be found on your left hand side.