Sagres Birdwatching Festival attracts 1,100 nature lovers “from all over”
Organisers have hailed another successful edition of the Sagres Birdwatching Festival, which attracted around 1,100 people from all over the world to the Western Algarve between October 1 and 5.
Replica of first ship to circumnavigate world to visit Lagos Marina
A replica of ‘Nau Victoria’, the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world, will be docked at Lagos Marina between October 26 and 31 and open to the public. The
Security guard caught on camera brutally attacking man at Albufeira nightclub
An investigation has been launched into the shocking footage of a security guard brutally attacking a client at an Albufeira nightclub in the early hours of October 3. The attack
São Brás de Alportel unveils new dog park
A dog park which aims to provide local residents and their four-legged friends with a safe place to exercise and enjoy the outdoors has been inaugurated in São Brás de
Portugal’s largest solar power plant inaugurated in Alcoutim
A new solar power plant, described as the largest in Portugal and one of the largest unsubsidised solar power plants in Europe, was inaugurated in the Eastern Algarve borough of
Lagoa to invest €12 million in urban rehabilitation until 2031
Lagoa Council has announced the approval of its Strategic Programme for Urban Rehabilitation, which will see around €12 million being invested in urban rehabilitation until 2031. The Programa Estratégico de
Crossborder commission throws support behind Algarve-Andalusia rail link
The construction of a rail link between Seville and Faro has been formally backed by the Portuguese-Spanish Commission for Crossborder Cooperation. The announcement came after a meeting held last week
Court decision continues to delay EN125 roadworks between Olhão and VRSA
The president of national infrastructure authority Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) said last week that the much-needed roadworks on the EN125 between Olhão and Vila Real de Santo António have yet
October brings concerts, art and birdwatching to Algarve
Concerts, art exhibitions and outdoor activities are among the dozens of events taking place in the Algarve in October. The hugely popular Sagres Birdwatching Festival, which attracts scores of nature
Algarve’s paediatric A&E crisis averted … until at least mid-October
There will be no shortage of staff at the paediatric A&E departments of the Algarve’s public hospitals (Portimão and Faro) until “at least October 15”. So says the Algarve University