Algarve

DESPITE THE strong, south easterly wind felt down at Portimão’s waterfront earlier last week, the presentation of the summer security plans by the Minister for State and Internal Administration, António

POLICE HAVE charged five Romanians, three men and two women, aged between 18 and 40, with stealing goods from a supermarket in Pêra. The group cleared a shelf full of

SPACES ARE still available for this year’s Arte Viva, the festival of art and music that will take place on the weekend of July 15 and 16 at São Brás

A CHEQUE for the sum of 525 euros was presented to the president of São Brás Bombeiros by the members of the Tavira Lawn Bowling Club. The club raised the

A MAGICAL evening of music, wine and food, organised by the Algarve Wine Society’s vice-president Michael Berger, in conjunction with the Cortes de Cima winery, was held recently at the

THE ANNUAL Wolf Valley Charity Day, which took place at Vale do Lobo on June 10, surpassed itself yet again. The final counts are still being made but the amount

THIS SUNDAY, June 25, the Algarve Orchestra returns to Vale do Lobo for its annual concert under the stars, in the spectacular setting of the 18th hole of the Ocean

LAST THURSDAY, as the nation celebrated Corpus Christi Day, tragedy struck on the national roads, killing two people in the Algarve and one in Peniche. The worst accident occurred at

FOR THREE consecutive days (June 23, 24 and 25), Armação de Pêra will be holding the eighth Festival da Caldeirada and, once again, the Hotel Garbe will be participating. This

The impressive MS Europa, a five-star cruise-liner, ported in Portimão recently. The Hapag-Lloyd Cruises company is one of the most luxurious in the world and its MS Europa charges each