Algarve

FEIRA DA Serra, an annual three-day fair held in São Brás de Alportel last weekend, proved as popular as ever this year, drawing thousands of visitors to savour the traditions,

At the request of José Apolinário, President of Faro Câmara, a new footbridge has been constructed to link the city to Faro Island. The walkway can sustain between 100 and

POLICE IN the Algarve undertook a major operation last weekend to put a stop to illegal camping in the region. In total, 26 campers were fined after pitching tents in

CONSTRUCTION OF the Sagres Oceanography Centre, a centre for research and education in marine and earth sciences, located close to the Porto da Baleeira, will get underway by the end

SOME Beaches around the Algarve are becoming battlefields for control of the waves! On one side, the swimmers are enjoying a dip in the ocean to cool their bodies from

DO NOT miss this weekend’s Dolphin Therapy session. Group and individual discussions on Saturday (August 5) will be followed by swimming with dolphins on Sunday. Located near Albufeira. Call Carlos

EVERY YEAR on the night of August 29, groups of people assemble on the Algarve seafront, with towels and provisions, to celebrate the tradition of Banho 29 (Bath 29). Peasants

IT IS unlikely that many people in the Algarve have ever heard of, or visited, Humkara Dzong, a Tibetan Buddhist centre in Moinho do Malhão, one of the highest points

AUSTRIAN SNOWBOARDER Chris Kröll won the 10th edition of the Big Air Sand N’ Snow Portimão 2006, the Portuguese round of the Snowboard World Cup held on Praia da Rocha

LOULÉ’S ADMINISTRATIVE and Fiscal Court has reached a decision over the action lodged by the Associação Comercial de Portimão, the Portimão shop owners’ association, against Portimão Câmara, over the authorisation