Algarve Wine Society savours Port(o)
Cruising the Douro to Pinhão Port tasting at Sandeman with Vasco Magalhães, AWS President Gaynor Stapleton and the Doña! Thirty Algarve Wine Society (AWS) members made their way by road,
Carob producers on maximum alert over violent thefts
Algarve’s carob producers are on maximum alert over a string of robberies that took a violent turn on Saturday, when a carob producer in Bordeira, Faro was run over after
Algarve mayors vow to finish incomplete cycling route by “2020 or 2021”
Algarve mayors have vowed to complete Ecovia do Litoral, the region’s main cycling route, by “2020 or 2021”. Jorge Botelho, president of AMAL, the municipalities association, told Correio da Manhã
EN125: Olhão bypass one step closer to reality
A bypass to the EN125 road in Olhão is one step closer to becoming a reality now that the project’s environmental impact study has been delivered by the national infrastructure
Exhibitors invited to sign up for Lagoa and Carvoeiro Christmas fairs until November 9
Local businesses and artisans who would like to take part in Lagoa and Carvoeiro’s Christmas fairs can now sign up, for free, until November 9. This can be done at
MAR Shopping celebrates 1st anniversary with concert, discounts and free activities
MAR Shopping Algarve will be celebrating its first anniversary with a concert by popular Portuguese band HMB on Friday, October 26, at 9pm. There will also be several special deals
Pestana begins construction of ‘pousada’ hotel in VRSA
Portuguese hotel group Pestana has begun construction of a ‘Pousada de Portugal’ (state-owned historic hotels run by the group) in the centre of Vila Real de Santo António. The project
Alcoutim mayor meets with Spanish neighbours to discuss cross-border events
Alcoutim mayor Osvaldo dos Santos Gonçalves and other members of the local council travelled to Sanlúcar de Guadiana on Wednesday (October 17) to meet with Spanish authorities and discuss the
Three men arrested for allegedly raping woman
Three men have been arrested for allegedly raping a woman after a night out in Faro. The case dates back to the night of October 9. The 28-year-old woman reported
More than 1.1 million working Portuguese are poor: President calls for ‘autonomous strategy’
In much the same way as he flew the flag for Portugal’s homeless – succeeding in pushing through various reforms – President Marcelo has been highlighting “the social reality” of