Maritime police intercept yet another boat carrying 22 Moroccans to Algarve
Maritime police intercepted a boat carrying 22 Moroccan men near Vale do Lobo beach in Loulé this morning, just over a week after a boat carrying seven Moroccan men was
Monte da Ribeira tourism project “repeats mistakes of the past”, slams Almargem
Environmental association Almargem has criticised plans to build a tourism development called ‘Monte da Ribeira’ in São Brás de Alportel, saying the project represents a “repeat of the same mistakes”
Alvor’s old lifeboat station to be turned into museum
Portimão Council has approved a plan to turn Alvor’s old lifeboat station into a museum. The €312,800 project – 70% of which will be covered by community funding – aims
Algarve seeks to attract doctors and nurses for temporary summer jobs
Portugal’s Secretary of State for Health has signed a government order allowing doctors and nurses working elsewhere in the country to temporarily transfer to the Algarve to work at the
Intermarché Portimão reopens after €1 million revamp
Portimão’s Intermarché supermarket reopened on Thursday (June 4) after undergoing a €1 million revamp. The supermarket is now “bigger and better” and boasts several new and improved services, such as
New website launched to promote Portugal’s ‘Route 66’
A new website dedicated to promoting Portugal’s longest road, the EN2 (739.26km), has just been launched. The road that connects Chaves in the north to Faro in the south aims
Algarve beaches ready to welcome beachgoers
Algarve’s beaches are officially opening to the public tomorrow (June 6), the day Portugal’s bathing season begins. “Our beaches are ready to welcome beachgoers, and it is everyone’s individual duty
Seb the Sloth is Zoomarine’s latest resident
Zoomarine theme park in Guia has welcomed its latest resident ‘Seb’, a male southern two-toed sloth which has moved all the way from the Ocean Park in Hong Kong to
Studio Bongard relocates to Monchique after 22 years in Ferragudo
After more than two decades of bringing art and culture to the picturesque fishing village of Ferragudo, the husband-and-wife team of Sylvain and Tara Bongard have decided to move their
Algarve voted “best holiday destination this summer” by British travel website
A panel of travel experts at Clickstay.com – a British holiday home rental website – has voted the Algarve the best destination for British tourists this summer. The Algarve received