Vila Vita Parc keeps busy during lockdown
Vila Vita Parc in Porches has announced that the resort will remain closed until “at least April 30” due to the coronavirus pandemic. But this does not mean clients won’t
After coronavirus: Algarve among top places to live and retire for US citizens
The Algarve has been singled out by Forbes magazine as one of the best destinations in the world to “live and retire overseas” after the Covid-19 pandemic is over. “Eventually,
“I know musicians who are going hungry”: Algarve musicians appeal for support as pandemic closes venues
Musicians in the Algarve are urging the government for support measures to help them overcome the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, which has closed all venues in the region and
Eleven Iberian lynx cubs born in Silves in less than one week
Last week was especially important for Portugal’s Iberian lynx conservation efforts, with 11 cubs being born at the Silves reproduction centre in just six days, between April 6 and 11.
Algarve launches online courses aimed at tour operators
The Algarve Tourism Association (ATA) has launched a series of free online courses aimed at tour operators “who want to improve or update their knowledge about the Algarve”. The goal
Loulé delivers protective gear to local health centres
Loulé council has donated €16,000-worth of protective equipment to doctors and nurses at the borough’s health centres. The equipment was delivered to the Centros de Saúde of Almancil-Boliqueime, Quarteira and
Portimão sounds siren to order people gathering in the streets “to go home”
Whenever too many people are spotted gathering in the streets, Portimão’s fire station will be sounding its siren which should be understood as a clear order to go home. This
Two Iberian lynx cubs born in Silves (with video)
Two “apparently healthy” Iberian lynx cubs were born at the Silves reproduction centre on Monday (April 6), announced the National Nature and Forest Conservation Institute (ICNF) – a third cub
Monchique registers first coronavirus case; council cuts off access to tourist hotspots
A woman in her 40s who lives in Alferce where she works at a day care centre for the elderly has been identified as the first coronavirus patient in the
Algarve councils donate extra €600,000 to buy ventilators and protective gear
The Algarve Municipalities Association (AMAL) has donated an additional €600,000 to the Algarve Biomedical Centre (ABC) for the purchase of 30 “invasive ventilators” and protective gear for the region’s public