ant68

Thank you Jan - sounds very nice!

EMR

You do not need to go anywhere Appolonia unless you are really looking fo luxury items or one of those ( and there are some ) who think that Portuguese supermarkets do not offer variety and value. We have some rocket growing in pots, along with basil, mint, tarragon, peppers and toms.
All seeds boughtin PT.

ouriquejan

We bought, last year, some lovely bedspreads and sort of duvets in Pagapouco in Tavira. They also do pillow,s but then so do Continente and Intermarche.

There is one in the square, just over the Roman bridge and the other one is up on the 125, on the way out of Tavira, by the Gran Plaza.

sagalaut

MONEY !!! Everything else you can get here now.

sandyeo

Hi I struggled to find what I call flat sheets (no elastic at the corner). we like to use them when it is too hot for a duvet.
I found them in a small shop in Vila Real de Santo Antonio near the square.
They call them American sheets !

LittleARosa

Thats very odd! Because all my life there, I used flat sheets. In fact, I din't know what a fitted sheet was before I moved to the UK.

They usually sell it in sets.

golf04

You mention that you are not concerned about furniture but if your preference is a Gas barbeque try and make room for one purchased in the UK. They are extremely expensive on the Algarve compared with say Argos, Amazon prices.

Jonny22

Seems that Amazon have stopped free delivery to Portugal as of yesterday.

EMR

Gas BBQ, really. I want one of those wood fired outdoor ovens, our neighbours cook almost everything in theirs from meat to fresh bread.
Their BBQ is made from an old oil drum.
I wish we could produce food half as good as they do.

newintavira

Agree re. a gas BBQ - we waited to buy a Weber until we got here and had to pay double UK price. Note, however, that you will have to replace the regulator when you get here to fit PT gas bottles.

I don't really buy into the gas BBQ snobbery. I love a bit of "man make fire" as much as the next guy, and in the summer we can often be found building firepits at the inlaws and cooking leitao on a makeshift spit. But a gas BBQ becomes another day-to-day cooking option - ideal for burgers at lunchtime on work days or a quick spatchcock chicken and veg on a weekday evening. Neither of these are things we would have the time or inclination to do if we had to mess about with charcoal etc.

LittleARosa

I do prefer a charcoal BBQ.

I mean a BBQ isn't a BBQ without its taste :P

I do understand the quick grill thing. But I think we will just buy a small electrical one instead.

newintavira

A good gas BBQ still gives you the facility to add wood chips for a smoky flavour, but I admit that's not exactly the same!

EMR

We were given an electric element that gets the charcoal going ( yes its cheating a little ). Charcoal get up to temp in half the time.

LittleARosa

As long as it's charcoal it's fine with me!

EMR

As we virtualy iive outside for all the waking hours in the summer we also have one of those small camping gas stoves to cook veg and sauces on much better than being stuck in a hot kitchen.
I have actually cooked a spag bol and pasta on a BBQ, using a cast iron skillet as the base to put the pans on.
Not just a moment of madness it was during a long power cut.