Albufeira working hard to attract winter visitors
As tourism in the Algarve continues to decline, the municipality of Albufeira has decided to broaden the range of markets it promotes itself to. The European market that the Algarve
Two German tourists die in Lagos tour boat accident
Two German tourists died on Tuesday, November 8, in a boating accident in Lagos, in the western Algarve. Both female victims died after a “Sol de Lagos” tour boat sank.
Algarve resident dies a month after NYC helicopter crash
Algarve resident Harriet Nicholson, who was on a tourist helicopter that crashed into the East River in New York last month, died in hospital in the early hours of Sunday,
Flamenco show in Loulé
Flamenco music and dancing by Tiento y Compas is coming to the Loulétano Theatre in Loulé tomorrow (Saturday). Tickets for the performance at 9.30pm cost €12 (theatre seating) and €10
Trick or treat
Halloween came early in the town of Carvoeiro as some 20 children from the local pre-primary school paraded through the streets dressed as witches and bats on October 28. The children
Indian “Guru” coming to Loulé
Formerly known as “Guru Maharaj ji”, Prem Rawat, an Indian teacher of a meditation practice he calls “knowledge” will present a series of conferences in the Municipal Library of Loulé.
Tweedles
Tweedledum and Tweeledee, Gisela Reuter (right) and Gertrud Dürnholz, will be performing in Aperitivo’s Jorge in Wonderland on November 18 and 19. Performances start at 7.30pm on both days in
New trains arrive in Algarve
New, more modern Comboios de Portugal (CP) trains with sliding doors and air-conditioning are now running on the Vila Real de Santo António to Faro section of the rail network.
Winning the polio war
By David Trubshaw Rotary Club of Silves Rotary International’s commitment to eradicate polio worldwide began in 1979. This was a five-year project to immunise six million Philippine children against this
Nurses jobs at risk
Around 250 hospital nurses in the Algarve could lose their jobs if their employment contracts are not renewed, warns the Portuguese Nurses Union (SEP). Under a joint Health and Finance