Two Algarve beaches featured on Guardian best beach list
Cacelha Velha and Caneiros praised British newspaper The Guardian has published a list of 40 of the best beaches in Europe – five of which are in Portugal and two
Young man in hospital after Albufeira stabbing
A young man has been hospitalised after being stabbed in the chest on the street in Albufeira at around 2pm. The victim is said to have sustained serious injuries and
Fast food fever in Lagoa as Burger King arrives after Burger Ranch
Restaurant to open between May and June A Burger King restaurant is due to open in the Algarve town of Lagoa “sometime between this month and June”, just months after
Azora takes over Pestana Blue Alvor
Azora strikes again, taking over fourth Algarve hotel Pestana Blue Alvor has become the latest five-star hotel in the Algarve to be acquired by Azora European Hotel & Lodging, an
Algarve beach season begins
Tourist hotspot Albufeira is first to start beach season in Algarve Albufeira will become the first borough in the Algarve to officially begin its beach season on Sunday (May 15).
Lagos to host “largest ever” Arte Doce sweets competition
Event set a Guinness World Record in 2019 Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, Lagos will be the place to be between July 27 and 31 when the
Man blown out of sixth-floor apartment following explosion
A man died in Portimão yesterday after being blown out of a sixth floor apartment following an explosion. The incident has been described by a police source as “very suspicious”
Centuries-old wine tradition celebrated in Nave do Barão
Village had reputation for wines so strong “outsiders turned yellow” Nave do Barão, a small village in Loulé which has a tradition for strong wines dating back to the 13th
Authorities clamp down on “illegal rides” at Faro Airport
Cars with ‘TVDE’ label stopped Cars travelling with the ‘TVDE’ label – attributed to cars working for transport services such as Uber – were stopped at Faro Airport on Friday
Albufeira begins ‘beach season’ ahead of rest of Algarve
The ‘beach season’ means lifeguards will be monitoring beaches. Sunday, May 15 will mark the start of the official beach season at the 26 beaches of the Algarve borough of