Volunteers needed
Due to staff shortages during the holiday period, the Madrugada charity shop in Luz is in need of temporary volunteers this month. Madrugada is an Algarve association that supports people
What a slot of money
A regular customer at Casino Vilamoura struck it lucky on Friday, December 9, winning a jackpot of just over €26,000. The man, a native of Finland, was playing at a
Wine society celebrates Christmas in style
Seventy-three members of the Algarve Wine Society and guests held their annual Christmas lunch at the Tivoli Marina Beach Resort in Vilamoura on December 7. The event took place in the Menta
€4 million to be invested in firefighting in Algarve
Algarve firefighters are set to receive eight new tactical command vehicles, the Algarve Câmaras Association AMAL revealed this week. This is to be the first phase of a regional campaign
Christmas fair
São Brás de Alportel is holding a special Noite Vermelha (Red Night) tomorrow (Saturday) between 8pm and midnight. With the slogan A tradição de natal…é no comércio local (traditional Christmas
Faro cycle chic
A group promoting sustainable practices in Faro is appealing to all citizens to get on their bicycles and explore the city tomorrow evening (Saturday) in an initiative called Faro Cycle
Deaths off west coast
A German woman and a Portuguese man died off the west coast in the Algarve in separate incidents on Tuesday, January 3. The German tourist, 36, was walking with her
Loulé Flute Ensemble
A concert will take place to mark the 17th anniversary of the Loulé Flute Ensemble on January 28 at 9.30pm. The event will be held at the Nossa Senhora da
NYT on Algarve
According to the New York Times the Algarve is a top preferred travel destination for 2012 and is described as a “sun-drenched region”.The Algarve is said to feature new and
Proposal to scrap Algarve tourism boards
A proposal by Elidérico Viegas, president of AHETA (the Algarve hotels and tourist resorts association) for the scrapping of regional tourism entities and the creation of two new organisations has