Quinta Farol has a quiet location in a semi rural area on the outskirts of Carvoeiro. Nearby Carvoeiro, approximately 4km away has a good choice of shops and restaurants and the nearest beach is only 2km from the villa. For golfing enthusiasts, Vale de Milho Golf is within a short drive with plenty of other courses a little further afield.
Carvoeiro was once a quiet fishing village but has blossomed into a popular holiday resort in recent years. The streets are lined with cafes, bars and restaurants with market stalls selling handicrafts, ceramics and souvenirs in the cobbled old part of town. Fishermen still land their catches at the harbour and you can try fresh seafood at many of the local restaurants. Nightlife is fairly laid back, based mainly around the family-friendly restaurants in the resort, but there are a couple of clubs and sports bars which stay open until late.
The region has a good choice of sandy beaches, the closest to the villa being Benagil, a small fishing village and beach with a wider stretch of sand hidden beneath cliffs further along. Nearby Marinha has a beautiful long sandy beach which is fairly quiet during the week and has a beach bar open in high season. The coastline is quite rugged and the beaches tend to be nestled in little coves backed by high cliffs. Boat excursions are a good way to see the incredible rock formations and grottoes at Algar Seco and there are many hidden coves that you will not be able to reach on foot. The main beaches have plenty of opportunities for those keen on watersports, including windsurfing, sailing, water ski-ing and snorkelling.
The Vale de Milho golf course is a friendly par-3 course with 9 holes. There are three further golf courses in and around Carvoeiro, and the Carvoeiro tennis club has ten tennis courts for hire, some of which are floodlit. Rocha Brava Tennis Club has four courts. For families with children, there is a water park called the ‘Slide and Splash’ around 6km away at Lagoa and also the Aqualand Water Park which has plenty of slides, rapids and flumes providing fun and excitement. At Guia, near Albufeira, there is Zoomarine, an ocean theme park set amongst lakes and gardens. Algarve shopping, also at Guia, is a huge shopping mall with over one hundred shops, a hypermarket, bowling alley and multi-screen cinema showing films in English.