Construction of Faro bridge to begin soon
After several roadblocks, construction of a new bridge to Faro Island (known in Portuguese as Ilha de Faro or Praia de Faro) is finally due to move forward soon. Faro
It’s almost time for Figueira’s Cockle Festival
Visitors can try all kinds of cockle dishes After a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the small town of Figueira in Portimão is preparing to host the 18th
Government highlights record tourist numbers in July
Portuguese tourist accomodation units welcomed over three million guests in July Portugal’s secretary of state for tourism, commerce and services, Rita Marques, highlighted on Friday the record tourism numbers registered
Loulé landfill fire no longer emitting toxic smoke
Fire started over two months ago The hot spots from a fire which broke out at a landfill in Vale da Venda, Loulé, are no longer emitting smoke, the president
Disabled Olhão man seeks help to buy adapted vehicle
Ricardo Monteiro seeks to regain his independence A disabled man from Olhão is calling for help to buy an adapted vehicle which will allow him to regain his independence and
Pilot injured as firefighting helicopter crashes in Braga
Helicopter pilot is in “stable” condition A firefighting helicopter crashed on Thursday afternoon while carrying out the last water drop of the day over a fire in the municipality of
More Americans than ever visiting Portugal
There have never been so many Americans visiting Portugal. A total of 183,215 tourists with an American passport visited Portugal in July, surpassing the record set in June (181,869) which
Algarve chef announced as new MasterChef Portugal judge
Algarve chef Noélia Jerónimo was named ‘Chef of the Year’ in 2021 Algarve chef Noélia Jerónimo has been announced as one of the three new judges of television cooking show MasterChef
Nine kilos of cigarette butts removed from Tavira beaches
Cigarette butts to be given new purpose Around nine kilos of cigarette butts were removed by 152 volunteers from four beaches in Tavira – Cabanas, Ilha de Tavira, Terra Estreita
Fatacil fairground to grow as council buys Mitsubishi plot
Council had been eyeing plot “for a long time” Lagoa Council has purchased a 9,000sqm plot of land previously owned by car manufacturer Mitsubishi in a bid to expand the