Being far from home, it is important to have an opportunity to keep in touch. In Algarve you will find various facilities for this purpose.
Mail
The word Correio denotes a Post Office or services. First class mail is denoted by the words "correio azul" and normally associated with the colour of blue. From Post Offices there is an express service named EMS that also records delivery. These offices are normally open from 08.30 hrs. until 18.30 hrs. from Monday to Friday. In bigger towns they may also will also be open on Saturday.
Telephones
Telephone calls can be made at post offices and public call boxes which accept coins or credifone cards. Credifone call boxes are the most common and the majority of newagents and supermarkets sell the phone cards. For calls abroad dial 00, followed by the country code, the area code (omitting the 0) then the telephone number. Country codes can be found in the front of the telephone book, the post office, or by contacting the International operator on 099 (inside Europe), 098 (outside Europe).
