Sardine festival returns to Portimão
THE TWELFTH edition of Portimão’s famous Sardine festival takes place this year from August 4 to 13 at the city’s Zona Ribeirinha, down by the waterfront. Celebrated annually, visitors have
Celebrate Cape Verdean culture in Lagoa
THIS MONTH, Lagoa is hosting a cultural festival entitled Momentos de Cabo Verde, (Cape Verde moments), to celebrate the twinning of Lagoa and São Domingos, first established in 1997, and
Stardom beckons for Yorkshire expatriates
Chris Lane and her husband Trevor recently became local celebrities, after spending a day being filmed by the Yorkshire regional television news programme, Calendar. After responding to an article, which
Controversy over new church for Algarve
NEARLY 29 years after the formation of St. Vincent’s (Church of England) Anglican Church in the Algarve, a breakaway faction has been set-up in the Algarve called the All Saints’
The Algarve’s first historic Pousada
POUSADAS DE Portugal recently opened the Algarve’s first historic Pousada in Tavira. Situated in Rua D. Paio Peres Correia, Tavira’s Covento da Graça is the third Pousada (government funded hotel)
Câmaras clean-up
Loulé and Faro Câmaras are cleaning up their acts this summer for the benefit of residents and tourists alike. Faro beach has been cleared of litter and rubbish problems are
The biggest beach party of the summer
GROOVE ARMADA are coming to Lagos this summer to headline the second edition of the Algarve Beach Party. The event takes place on Thursday, August 10 on Praia da Batata.
Dinosaurs arrive in the Algarve!
THE LARGEST exhibition of dinosaurs in Europe, In the Land of the Dinosaurs, is coming to the Algarve this month, opening at Fabrica do Inglês in Silves from July 22.
UK TV show comes to Portugal to help people …
UK TV show comes to Portugal to help people with property nightmares TV PROPERTY guru, Andrew Winter, wants to hear from British home owners in Portugal who would like their
Dolphin therapy in the Algarve
A man simply known as Robiyn, has established a new project, near Albufeira, which uses dolphins to help people solve problems and achieve greater happiness. He had great success with

