Almansil was, up to a few years ago, a very busy and fume filled part of the EN125 trunk road. Today, it is much much quieter and more generally known as the gateway to the villa/timeshare complexes at Vale do Lobo/Quinta do Lago

It is also has the largest collection of pottery shops in the Algarve, although with the bypass now skirting the town, one must make a special effort to visit these shops.

If one has some spare time then, the drive (south at the central traffic lights) to the large villa complexes and the many top golf courses near the coast is worth doing just to see what they are really like.

If you do buy some pottery - Do remember that you have to carry it home!

See also the surrounding areas of Vale do Lobo/Quinta do Lago and Loule to the north.

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• Don Giovannis - 2002
  (June 2002) "From Almancil head towards Quarteira. One of my personal favourites in the area and one that I return to year after year. Cosy Italian restaurant with a great range of food and wines. Tel 289 397205".
  
  (1996) "Good Italian food. Run by Pete and Judy. "Great! Super! Go there!" Open for lunch and dinner but closed Sunday Lunch and all day Tuesday. Tel (089) 397205"

  To get there from the EN125 in Almansil take the Quarteira Road on the west side (opposite a Bank). After about a kilometre there is a turn to Vale do Lobo and it is a few hundred metres further on towards Quarteira on the left. 
   

• Mr Freddie's - 2002
  (June 02)  "On the road to Vale do Lobo this is a wonderful Portuguese restaurant, the menu is quite highly priced, but well worth a visit a least once while you are on holiday. Tel 289 393651"
   

• Restaurante Pig & Whistle - 2002
  (October 02) "Don't be put off by the name! Friendly restaurant, which always requires pre booking. Super range of Portuguese / English dishes perfectly presented. Tel 289 395216"