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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ColinD" data-source="post: 1339176" data-attributes="member: 55409">There is nothing special you have to do with the car hire. You can just drive into Spain as if the border didn't exist, except that you have to put your clock forward one hour!Praia de Faro is the easiest place to find in Portugal if you fly to Faro. It's clearly signposted on the roundabout right by the entrance to the airport. You don't go as far as the beach itself, it's the first open area of water you come. If you've been driving for more than 5 minutes you've missed it!One tip which may be useful. As you drive towards Praia de Faro, you pass a pine wood on your right. Just as the trees end, the saltmarsh begins. If you park at the end of the trees, you get a good view over the saltmarsh, but also there is a big white gate which you can walk around, with an obvious track leading off into the distance. This track, which cuts right across the saltmarsh, takes you straight to Quinta de Lago, which is no more than a mile or so away. Lots of people use it, and unless you really want to drive the 10 miles to Quinta de Lago by road, it will save you a lot of driving. It's a great path to see birds from.</blockquote>