I did my night qualification at Faro in 2007. It's quite a busy airport with passenger and cargo planes, ATC was of a good standard (even with four of us in the circuit) and the ground layout is relatively simple.
There are special VFR arrival and departure corridors that are published in the Jeppesen trip kit (or which may be available on the Eurocontrol website).
Also note that Faro mandates ground handling which is about EUR 100 (for which you get a minibus to/from your aircraft and a WX briefing from the met guys before departure). There are a couple of companies that offer this service, each for roughly the same price. Call a couple of days in advance since they will give you a slot time (not sure whether this applies during the day - it certainly did when we arrived at night).