Monday 26 January 2015

Shopping in the Portimao

By chance you find yourself on a self catering holiday in Portimao Lagos area of the Algarve there are a few great shopping locations.
Great value to be had combined with the latest fashions.  In particular shoes for all ages and styles can had a bargain prices.
Here are a few of a self catering holiday experience.
Portimão Retail Park

A fire in September 2012 destroyed the Retail Park. Only time will tell if it will be rebuilt   This was a huge loss to location area.  When open had some great outlets.



Portimão Retail Centre

Portimão Retail Centre is just off the roundabout where the Avenida V6 meets the EN125 (opposite MaxMat DIY store). The shops on the Retail Centre are open daily from 10.00 to 22.00 and Maxmat is open 08.00 to 21.00 Monday to Saturday; 09.00 to 20.00 Sundays and holidays.
There is a plenty of parking and again, easy access to all the shops for disabled shoppers. The shops include Casa(things for the home - china-ware, kitchen gadgets, decorative items, candles etc), C & A (clothing and accessories for all the family), Page One (fashion), Worten (Electrical), Sportzone (sports equipment/clothing), Brinka (toy shop),Opticália (opticians, sunglasses), Mini Preço supermarket, a phone shop and a self service cafe
Aqua Portimão Shopping CentreThe newest shopping centre, Aqua Portimão, opened in April 2011. It is near to the Portimão Retail Centre just off the roundabout where the V6 meets the EN125 and easily spotted by it's landmark orange tower. It has a vast selection of shops including H&M and Primark which are new in the Algarve but very familiar to our UK visitors! It has 2 floors of shops, plenty of parking with both underground and ground level car parks, and a third floor with a wide choice of restaurants. From 7.30pm each evening the restaurant area has a variety of entertainment to accompany the diners and at weekends a programme of children's activities takes place during the day.Aqua Portimão includes a large Jumbo supermarket which has it's own electrical / photographic outlet, Box, and it's Health and Well-being shop.

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