Cruise boom month in Portimão
October is expected to be the busiest month ever experienced at the port in Portimão, with over 20,000 cruise ship passengers predicted to dock in the city during the month.
Sing along with the Angels
Audience members are asked to don fancy dress and get involved in the latest production by the Angels Theatre Group on October 28, 29 and 30 at the São Brás
Accessible Portimão
An international conference on accessibility and mobility for all took place in Portimão on October 8, with the city receiving a golden flag for its accessible route. The pioneering route
Culinary moments at Ocean
Members of the Algarve Chaîne des Rôtisseurs enjoyed a meal at the Ocean Restaurant at Vila Vita Parc in Porches on October 8. A special menu was prepared for the
THE ALGARVE WINE SOCIETY GOES ITALIAN
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Thirty-five intrepid members of the Algarve Wine Society have just returned from a wonderful “field trip” to the Piemonte wine producing area of northwestern Italy. Our timing was
Algarve Christmas fairs
By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com It may only be October but preparations for Christmas fairs across the Algarve have already begun, with organisers asking stall holders to come forward and take
Destructive weevil
Palm trees in Faro have been struck by the Red Palm Weevil, which has been causing major devastation across the Algarve. In the last week, several palm trees have had
Tolls will force a switch to EN125 “death-trap”
EXCLUSIVE by PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Introducing tolls on the Algarve A22 motorway will force drivers to switch to the EN125 and turn that road into a “death trap”, says the
Algarve Hashers rename club at Mamamaratona
More than 6,000 runners and walkers took part in the tenth annual Mamamaratona race for life held in Portimão on October 10. A spokesman for Mamamaratona said: “We managed to
Drivers in the ditch
Reader Suzy Turner sent in this photograph of a hole in the road near the Serra e Mar complex near Portimão, which grew deeper following the weekend’s heavy rain and

