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5 Day Trips from Faro 56 57 TEXT: Roxana Mihăilescu
PHOTO: Macarena Lasierra

1. Ilha Deserta

If you want to take a break from
the buzzling life in Faro (well,

before covid hit), you should em-
bark in a 30 minutes boat ride
to Ilha Deserta, also known as

Ilha de Barreta. It is a deserted
island, only inhabited by a fisher-
man and his dog, as the legend
and the local people say.

How to get there: from the Faro
sign turn left and you will see
some offices where you can buy What to do: when you arrive on

tickets for the ferry going to the the island you will notice a map
island. The cost is around 10€ saying which directions you can
for a round trip. You should take go. Take any path and don’t rush
the last ferry in order to catch because you can visit the enti-
the sunset of the boat, it’s magi- re piece of land in less than an

cal! hour. If you get hungry, there is
only a restaurant on the island,
so packing some food could be

a good idea.

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