Busy week in the north
There were no league games last weekend due to the League Cup Final in which Benfica beat Gil Vicente 2-1. Olhanense took the opportunity to give a number of fringe players
Campaigning in Olhão
The Movimento Algarve Livre de Petróleo will be campaigning against oil and gas exploration off the Algarve coast at Olhão market tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am. It will also be collecting
Caravel for sale
The Algarve Tourism Board is looking for a buyer for its 16th century Portuguese caravel replica Boa Esperança. The tourism entity decided to sell the craft after it suffered a
Charity bike ride helps Samuel
On May 13 starting from 9.30am, a charity bike ride will begin from the Conrad Algarve in Almancil. Supported and organised by ACCA, the charity group helping children in need
A homeless soup kitchen
By SOPHIE MCCARRICK – sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com A safe haven providing Portimão’s neediest citizens with a hot meal three times a week has been forced to vacate its premises on April 15
Collective art exhibition in Lagoa
Galeria Arte Algarve in Lagoa is inaugurating Arte Algarve Open IV tomorrow (Saturday) at the Única-Adega Cooperatica do Algarve from 3pm. The collective exhibition, which runs until June, is expected
A passion for art and helping others
Passion, an exhibition featuring 18 large elephant sculptures created by several artists, was officially inaugurated on April 16 at Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel in Sagres. Attendees included the exhibition
A taste of America in Lagos
American inspired diner, bar and grill, Rockefellas, opened in Lagos on April 18 and offers traditional American diner foods on a “big is better” basis. Inside seating, an outside terrace
Chilli lovers in Luz
Two Chillidelicious products, the food line developed by Linda Taylor Gonçalves (formerly from the Griffin Bookshop), can now be bought at Supermarket Baptista in Praia da Luz, near Lagos. They
Open heart surgery in the Algarve
Major open heart surgery has been performed for the first time in the Algarve at Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) in Gambelas, Faro, on March 30. This type of major