Portugal

The criminal investigation section of the Portimão and Lagoa GNR recently arrested a 43-year-old man on the Nossa Senhora da Rocha beach. It is believed that the man, a native

For all those tennis aficionados out there, one competition you cannot afford to miss this summer is the III SEAT Open de Portugal Beach Tennis, which will be held today

THE FIRST ever edition of the music festival, Sagres Surf Fest, was held on the cliff tops of Praia do Tonel last week. Over 10,000 people turned up on the

A THREE-month-old harp seal surprised bathers last Monday, when it was found on the shores of Barranco beach in Vila do Bispo. The exhausted animal, which was covered in parasites,

A masked gunman assaulted two employees of a Marrachinho supermarket in Estrada Santa Eulália, Albufeira, last Monday, robbing them of 57,000 euros. The staff members, a woman and young man,

The beautiful classical sounds of the Algarve Orchestra will resonate in the Teatro das Figuras, for the official celebration of the City of Faro, on September 7. With the help

The Algarve is once again bustling with tourists from all over the world this summer. Many return year after year because of the quality of accommodation, food and beaches. The

The recent Summer Fashion Charity Garden Party, organised by the staff of Vêtimarché, was a resounding success, with over 650 euros being raised for the animals at Casa Andorinha, in

Faro Câmara has strived to make the area’s beaches cleaner and more fun during the summer months, by organising activities such as surfing and capoeira (a Brazilian martial art) for