Towns celebrate Easter with Folar
Visitors to Lagos or Guia this weekend will have the opportunity to taste and purchase the popular Easter cake Folar at events to celebrate the holiday season. A tasting of
Vilamoura boat show is this weekend
Visitors to the third Vilamoura Boat Show, this year coinciding with Easter weekend, are able to view some of the most luxurious boats currently on the market. Around 50 boats
5,700 cruise passengers expected in Portimão
More than 5,700 cruise passengers are expected to arrive in Portimão port before the end of the month. Following the docking of the Prinsendam ship of the Holland American company
Death leaves behind pets
Two dogs need a new home after their owners, a Dutch husband and wife, died recently within four days of each other in the village of Porches, near Lagoa. Mark
Spring fair
A Spring Fair is being held at São Brás Museum on April 1. There will be a variety of stalls selling “everything and anything”, including home-made and locally grown produce,
Easter fairs
An Easter cake fair (Feira do Folar) is being held this weekend in Paderne. The event, supported by Albufeira Câmara, will take place between 3pm and 10pm at the car
The Passion of Christ re-enacted in Pêra
Palm Sunday (April 1) sees the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ at a pre-Easter event in Pêra. This special event, called Paixão de Cristo – Via Sacra ao
Eating out in Portugal is cheap
Portugal is the cheapest place to eat and drink out in the whole of Europe, according to a new holiday price survey. Six of the top European holiday destinations, including
Toll road traffic down by half on A22
Former SCUT roads in Portugal have lost an average of 14,000 vehicles a day since the introduction of tolls, according to data from the National Road Infrastructure Institute. The highest
Encore for Madrugada!
Madrugada’s gala dinner and fashion show held last Saturday at Bobby Jones Bar and Grill in Quinta do Lago marked the opening of the charity’s latest shop Encore in Almancil.

