Beach restaurant destroyed by fire
A beach restaurant in Praia do Garrão near Almancil was destroyed by a fire on February 3. The blaze, which reportedly started in the ceiling of Paradise restaurant at around
Business networking
A Business Network Algarve lunch will be held on February 17 at The Smokehouse Café and Deli in Carvoeiro. The monthly event will begin at 12pm and will provide members
Changes in governance in 19thC Portugal
Ron Thomson will be talking about the 1810 to 1850 period in Portugal at two Algarve History Association events this month. The talk, entitled Absolutism, Constitutionalism and the Failure of
Protest against A22 tolls on February 3
The Via do Infante “Comissão de Utentes” is organising a slow drive public show of protest on Friday, February 3 against the tolls and welcomes people to participate and show
Carnival at Arte Algarve
A carnival party will be held at the Arte Algarve gallery at the ÚNICA Adega Cooperativa do Algarve in Lagoa on February 18. The celebration will begin at 7.30pm with
Confusion, violence and vandalism over A22 tolls
By Sophie McCarrick sophie.mccarrick@theresidentgroup.com Two incidents this week saw protests against the new Via do Infante (A22) tolls system, introduced on December 8, take a violent turn. At approximately 8pm
Facebook winners
Congratulations to Helena McCartan, Rosemary Ward, Debra Sadler Burkett and Hélia Albertina, who are the winners of our Facebook competition of January 16. They had to tell us, in 12
Tourism boost
Lagos Câmara hopes hoteliers in the area will come together to promote the city’s cultural and patrimonial heritage and turn it into a major tourist attraction. In a bid to
Fado discovered by British historian
A talk about the famous Portuguese music genre fado is taking place on Monday, February 13 at Tavira’s Municipal Library, from 6pm. The talk by historian and Algarve resident Peter
Villagers enjoy improved quality of life
A municipal road between Martim Longo and Santa Justa in the Alcoutim council has been completely resurfaced after works to connect the latter location to mains water were finished. Road

