Algarve

Visitors are invited to the village of Querença, near Loulé, to take part in the traditional sausage festival, Festa das Chouriças, on January 30. The festival is used to honour

A special dinner has been organised by the St Patrick’s Society of the Algarve to mark St Patrick’s Day for March 12. The dinner, with music and dancing, will be

Police in Tavira have apprehended three men in connection with the robberies of houses in the area. Two houses in the parish of Conceição de Tavira, owned by British citizens,

Portimão Câmara is planning to build a village from scratch, mainly targeted at elderly people. “It is a pilot project to be implemented in phases, which involves national and EU

Occupancy levels in the Algarve during December 2010 were the worst ever for that month, according to AHETA, the Algarve hotels and resorts association. Overall occupancy levels for hotels, apartments

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Algarve politicians and tourism chiefs have condemned statements by the Bank of Portugal (BdP) Governor, Carlos Costa, who said that the national tourism strategy must be

Faro Musicians Association (ARCM), which received an eviction order from the court in February 2010, has sent a letter to all 2011 presidential candidates claiming that this decision is “an

In order to promote the region as a tourist destination, the Algarve Tourism Association (ATA) has launched a television campaign on German television channel N-TV. The campaign runs until January

First and foremost a very Happy New Year to all our readers as we welcome you to the second half of the present season. Unfortunately the weather took a hand