Useful numbers
Useful numbers in Aljezur: emergency and practical contacts.
Printed and pinned inside the kitchen cupboard in every home, and here so you can find it before you arrive. If anything at all goes wrong, call us first. We are five minutes up the hill, we speak the language, and it is never a bother.
In an emergency
112
Ambulance, fire and police, anywhere in Portugal and the rest of Europe. Operators speak Portuguese and English. Tell them you are in Aljezur, Rua do Nascer do Sol.
numbers-01.jpg — the printed card in the kitchen cupboard
Health
If someone is unwell.
The health centre in Aljezur handles everyday problems. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is in Portimão, about fifty minutes away.
SNS 24, the national health line
Advice in English before you decide whether to drive anywhere. Open around the clock.
808 24 24 24
Centro de Saúde de Aljezur
The local health centre, in the new town on Rua dos Bombeiros Voluntários. Weekday mornings are quietest.
282 990 200
Hospital de Portimão, urgências
Nearest emergency department, open around the clock. About 50 minutes by car.
282 450 300
Farmácia de Aljezur
Avenida General Humberto Delgado, in the new town. A rota list on the door shows which pharmacy is on duty at night, usually Rogil or Odeceixe.
282 994 438
Poison information, CIAV
If a child has swallowed something, or after a bite or sting you are unsure about.
800 250 250
Getting around
Taxis, buses, and the road down the hill.
There is no Uber here. Taxis are booked by phone and are worth calling an hour ahead in summer.
Táxis Luís Marreiro
Beaches, trail starts, the station in Lagos. Books online at aljezurtaxis.com and takes cards.
917 574 630
Rui Marreiros Táxi
Worth having when the first one is out.
917 296 902
Lucas & Lucas Táxi
Francisco Lucas. Also does airport runs.
917 518 384
Jaime Teixeira Táxi
A fourth, for the Saturday nights when everyone wants one at the same time.
931 638 564
Vamus Algarve buses
The line along the coast, north to Odeceixe and south to Lagos and Sagres. Timetables change with the season.
300 074 830
Airport transfer, Faro
About two hours. Any of the drivers above will do it; book a few days ahead, or ask us and we will arrange it.
via the taxis above
In the village
The rest of it.
GNR Aljezur, police
Rua da Escola, Igreja Nova. Non-urgent matters. For anything urgent, call 112.
282 998 130
Bombeiros Voluntários de Aljezur
The volunteer fire brigade, on Rua dos Bombeiros Voluntários. For a fire or a medical emergency, call 112 first.
282 998 258
Posto de Turismo
In the Espaço+ gallery, Rua da Escola, Igreja Nova. Maps, trail leaflets and what is on this week. Weekdays 09:30 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:30.
282 998 229
Câmara Municipal de Aljezur
The town hall on Rua Capitão Salgueiro Maia, for anything official.
282 990 010
Capitania do Porto de Lagos
This coast falls under Lagos, from the mouth of the Ribeira de Seixe at Odeceixe southwards. For anything happening in the water right now, call 112 instead.
282 788 464
Us
Call us before you call anyone else.
For anything to do with the house: heating, water, wifi, a locked door, a broken glass. It is never a problem and it is usually fixed the same day. We live five minutes up the hill, and when we cannot come ourselves we send someone who can. You never have to arrange that yourself.
Sabrina
English, German, Dutch. WhatsApp is fastest.
+351 925 611 395
Andreas
If Sabrina does not pick up. German number, WhatsApp works.
+49 171 9112972
By email
For anything that is not urgent.
sabrina@aremar.pt