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Jardim do Mar is a beautiful, sweet spot on the southern coast, has restaurants, cafés and a small shop, and beautiful, narrow atmospheric winding little streets to walk around. It is also easy to reach from the main highway.

Jardim do Mar is fine, but not the flat we lived in (bad communication from the property at the arrival, poorly equipped kitchen, ants and property refusing to refund some money accusing us of leaving food on the balcony which would cause ants coming into the flat)... this to say the less.

We had to leave the accommodation early. The reasons for this are: 1) It stinks terribly of feces, so you can't use the bathroom. 2) There are no windows that can be opened. One window is on a balcony accessible to several parties. The other window faces a public area. For security reasons, you can not open them. 3) The contractually guaranteed SAT connection is not available. Only a few German-language channels can be reached. 4) There was no mention of a major construction site that was constantly making noise. 5) A heating is not available.

The sea facing promenade is in about 200m walking distance. A free communal parking lot is about 200m away and else there are only narrow walkways in the village. The church is right behind the house but church bell exposure is very limited. Overall the neighborhood is quiet besides the distant waves and shields well the ongoing road- and tunnel works. There is no real grocery shop available besides a small kiosk-bar for bread rolls. Mon to Sat a mobile bakery service is available that stops by the church between 8:15 and 08:30 offering a wide range of bread rolls and sticks plus local confectionary. Next recommendable supermarket is the Pingo Doce at the harbor of Calheta about 25 Mins away. Alternatively a small local super market situated at the at stage closed road to Jardim to Mar offers a reasonable level of supplies including fresh meat also next to a pharmacy. About 300m away in the village Joes bar offers excellent and very affordable food and drinks almost every day plus friendly and relaxed local people. Another bar/restaurant by the harbor about 400m away we did not sample. Arrival in Jardim do Mar is a little cumbersome since direct access from Calheta side is blocked due to roadworks and tunnel works most likely until end of 2022. Hence an about 20 Mins detour via Paul do mar is needed to arrive at Jardim do mar which should not matter too much in a holiday setting.