Soprano Victoria Joyce helps raise funds for firefighters
A dinner and concert to raise funds for the firefighters is taking place on Thursday, November 2 at Vale do Lobo, Almancil, from 7pm. Soprano Victoria Joyce will be performing
Algarve wine harvest increases by 20%, despite drought conditions!
Good news for Algarve wine aficionados. The long summer drought has not affected this year’s harvests one little bit. Indeed, they have increased by no less than 20%. And the
Valverde Summer Singles
Valverde Lawn Bowls Club in Almancil held the semi-finals and final of their Summer Singles Competition on September 7. Two groups of seven players took part in a round robin
Haga Duo from Sweden opens new musical season at Os Agostos
Swedish musicians Sareidah Hildebrand (flute) and Joakim Lundström (guitar) from The Haga Duo are performing two concerts this month at Os Agostos country estate, near Santa Bárbara de Nexe. Opening
Vila do Bispo receives 5th Tsunami International Field Symposium
Days before the Algarve was shaken by a 3.6 magnitude earthquake, the wind-blown rural borough of Vila do Bispo received the 5th International Tsunami Field Symposium 2017 – an event
Top world pianist plays Armona
Restaurant Armona 4, near the ferry terminal on Armona Island, is staging this Saturday a dinner and musical extravaganza with top international artist Neil Cowley and his group Mission Impossible.
Summer 2017 “the 6th hottest” since 2000
With the south of the country still praying for rain, weather authority IPMA has released a short bulletin on the three hottest months of this summer showing that 2017 was
Heroic struggle sees firefighters bring 17-year-old back from brink
A 17-year-old discovered unconscious in an Albufeira swimming pool was “brought back from the brink” after firefighters worked on reanimating him for an incredible hour and 20 minutes. The youth’s
Campeonato de Portugal round-up
SC Farense maintained their perfect start to the season with a hard-fought win at Pinhalnovense thanks to a goal from Neca two minutes from time. Moncarapachense beat Armacenenses 2-0 with
Luck of the draw
Of the five Algarve teams through to the second round of the Portugal Cup only SC Olhanense has been drawn at home. The Olhão-based team will entertain SC Lamego (Viseu)