5 mins:        Alto Fica : cafe-bars, mini-markets

10 mins:     Benafim : pharmacy, health centre, service-station,          cash-machine, café-bars, restaurants

20 mins :   Loulé : (as well as the above) banks, market, hyper-markets, shops, hotel, car- rental, tourist office, castle, health-centre

25 mins:     beaches , golf courses

35 mins :     Faro: (regional capital), airport, shopping-centre, old city,                     cathedral,  hospital,  harbour, hotels