Portimão welcomes more than 4,000 visitors
Portimão has gained more than 4,000 visitors by sea as various tour operators dock at the port. With a prominent position between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Portimão port has
What our Facebook followers are saying
This week we asked followers of the Algarve Resident page on Facebook if they would be using the A22 after December 8, if they had already purchased the electronic tag
Proposed VAT rise for restaurants could lead to tax evasion
Portugal’s restaurateurs have slammed the government’s decision to hike VAT in the sector by 10 percentage points from next year, a measure they say will strangle businesses and lead to
Putting smiles on children’s faces this Christmas
Children who live in the Bom Samaritano Children’s Home in Alvor have received a Christmas shoe box each year since 2001. However, this year the home is struggling to get
School Christmas bazaar raises funds for girls’ home
A Christmas bazaar held at the International School of the Algarve in Lagoa on November 18 raised more than €2,500 for a girls’ home in Portimão. The annual event is
Second Michelin star for Algarve resort
Ocean restaurant at the Vila Vita Parc resort near Porches has been awarded its second Michelin star, two years after gaining its first. The award makes Ocean one of two
Silves supermarket raided by ATM gang
Silves Continente supermarket was the latest target of an ATM gang who stole two cash machines and destroyed a large section of the building’s façade in the process in the
Algarve motorway tolls come into effect on December 8
Motorists will have to start paying toll charges to use the Algarve’s A22 motorway from Thursday next week (December 8). A decree-law enabling the tolls to be introduced was passed
Donations in memory of helicopter crash victim
A collection in memory of Harriet Nicholson will be made on December 12 at the Olhanense game against Academica, organised by family friend Chris Wright. Harriet died on November 8
First Portimão Fado festival
Four Fado singers will be taking to the Portimão Arena main stage during the city’s first Fado Festival on December 9 and 10.

