“No tolls after 25 de Abril Bridge”: Albufeira Mayor urges government to facilitate travel to Algarve
In a bid to make travelling from Lisbon to the Algarve more appealing and “wallet-friendly”, Albufeira Mayor is calling on the government to abolish all motorway tolls after the 25
State sentenced to pay €1 million to families of Maria Luísa rock fall victims
Loulé’s tax and administrative court has sentenced the Portuguese State to pay over €1 million in compensation to the families of the five victims of a rock fall at Albufeira’s
UPDATE: Body of missing hero found near Alvor breakwater
The body of 25-year-old José Moniz – who went missing after trying to save a 65-year-old man who drowned at Prainha beach in Alvor, Portimão on Tuesday – was found
Algarve’s beach capacity revealed – but who’s counting?
The Portuguese Environmental Agency (APA) has revealed the maximum number of bathers allowed on each beach at any one time in the Algarve and Tejo e Oeste regions. The goal
Centuries-old canons exhibited at Portimão Museum gain “National Treasure” status
Three of the ten 17th century canons which were recovered from the bottom of the Arade River between 1993 and 2006 have been classified as “National Treasures” – the highest
Algarve bigwigs blast TAP’s flight plans for next two months
Two of the Algarve’s most important representatives have blasted the flight plans of Portugal’s flagship airline TAP for the next two months, lamenting that it will start operating just two
UPDATE: Searches continue for missing hero who tried to save pensioner from drowning
A brave 26-year-old Angolan man is still missing after trying to save a 65-year-old man who drowned at Prainha beach in Alvor, Portimão on Tuesday morning (May 26), even though
Italian pensioners deliver €20,000-worth of protective equipment to Algarve health institutions
A group of Italian pensioners living in the Algarve and calling themselves ‘Pensionati Italiani in Portogallo’ have delivered €20,000-worth of protective equipment to several public health institutions in the region.
Second vessel refused entry into Portimão as border authority confirms ‘door is closed’ to recreational boats
Another vessel has been refused entry into Portugal after its crew completed a two-week quarantine period at Portimão Marina only to be told at the end of it that they
Man drowns, another missing at Portimão’s Prainha beach
A 65-year-old man has drowned, and a 25-year-old man is missing and believed to have been swept out to sea at Portimão’s Prainha beach this morning (May 26). Authorities were